TTLA
Annual Nov 6-8: Have you registered? |
Registration is
open for 2O19 TTLA Annual Meeting & CLE Seminar! We will be celebrating TTLA's
7Oth Anniversary at the historic Fort Worth hotel where TTLA's founders first
met. Click on the headline to learn more & register:
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Available
on Demand: Changes to 18.001 Affidavits & Hospital Liens - What the
Legislature Did and How to Adapt |
During
the recent legislative session, lawmakers made significant changes to the laws
regarding 18.001 affidavits and hospital liens. During this webinar:
- TTLA President Will Adams will discuss the legislative session. - TTLA
members Judy Kostura and Guy Choate will walk you through the changes made by
HB 1693 (18.001 affidavits) and HB 2929 (hospital liens) and theyâ??ll give you
tips and strategies to help you adapt your practice to them. As part of your
registration, youâ??ll receive a fully updated copy of Judy Kosturaâ??s definitive
paper on subrogation and liens. Click on the headline to register.
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Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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The
Brief for August 22 |
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In
today's Brief: Texas Latino leaders ask officials to call out racist rhetoric,
and allegations of controversy in the Texas House could cost Republicans
seats.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 08/22/2019
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Texas Tribune
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Mothers
Chose Donor Sperm - Doctors Used Their Own |
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Scores of
people born through artificial insemination have learned from DNA tests that
their biological fathers were the doctors who performed the procedure. In
June, Texas passed a fertility-fraud law, if a health care provider uses human
sperm, eggs or embryos from an unauthorized donor, the law identifies the
crime as a sexual assault. Those found guilty must register as sex
offenders.
Jacqueline Mroz, The New York Times 08/22/2019
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The New York Times
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Abuse
of Faith: 'The Women Are Hurting' |
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Unearthed
tapes, letters show Southern Baptist leadersâ?? support for pastor who faced sex
scandal. The release of the tapes comes as the Southern Baptist Convention
confronts a sexual abuse crisis revealed in an investigation by the Chronicle
and the San Antonio Express-News. That series, Abuse of Faith, found that more
than 400 church leaders and volunteers had been credibly accused of sexual
misconduct in the past 20 years.
Robert Downen, Houston Chronicle 08/22/2019
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Houston Chronicle
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Lawsuit:
Texas School Forced African American Student to Fill in Haircut with
Sharpie |
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A school
district in Pearland, Texas, is facing a lawsuit after a middle school student
was forced to fill in his haircut with a marker. According to the complaint,
the seventh grader was forced to use a Sharpie marker to fill in his hair
design. As stated by school officials, the 13-year-old student's "African
American 'fade' haircut violated" the Berry Miller Junior High School dress
code policy. The lawsuit was filed on Sunday against Principal Tony Barcelona,
Discipline Clerk Helen Day, another official and the Pearland School District.
The family seeks monetary damages, declaratory judgement, and injunctive
relief, in addition to a jury trial.
Staff Report, CBSNews.com 08/19/2019
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CBSNews.com
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Oklahoma
Judge Will Rule on Monday in Opioid Lawsuit |
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Judge
Thad Balkman in Norman, OK will rule on Monday on whether Johnson & Johnson
should be held liable in a lawsuit by the stateâ??s attorney general who argues
the drugmaker should be forced to pay $17 billion for fueling the opioid
epidemic.
Nate Raymond, Reuters 08/22/2019
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Reuters
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