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August 24, 2017

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Even though we've already "eclipsed" our new membership goal for 2017, join us on Aug 30 at our Statewide Membership Drive to raise your board dues, grow our family, and make sure the light of justice shines bright on the 7th Amendment. Statewide Membership Drives will be held in Austin, Dallas, Houston & San Antonio beginning at 9:00 am (lunch provided) and a Happy Hour at 4:00 pm. Click on the headline to register. Let's Fill Every Corner of Texas with TTLA Members!

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Texas Tribune Daily Brief

The Brief for August 24
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CASSANDRA POLLOCK, Texas Tribune 08/24/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

Hunter Awarded $18.5M in Treestand Fall
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A Kentucky jury has awarded $18.5 million to a hunter who was injured when a hunting treestand he was using fell to the ground. The lawsuit was filed against Primal Vantage Co., the manufacturer of the treestand, and alleged that they failed to warn consumers about the risks of using the product. The plaintiff alleged in the lawsuit that he has suffered from paralysis and excruciating pain since the accident. A Jefferson Circuit Court jury ruled that the plaintiff was 50 percent liable for his injuries in the fall because he failed to inspect it before he and another man and child got on the stand. The plaintiff was also determined to be partially at fault because he failed to use a safety harness.
Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal 08/12/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Jury Awards $148M to Woman Paralyzed at O'Hare Airport
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A jury has awarded $148 million to a woman who was paralyzed after a poorly maintained O'Hare Airport bus shelter fell on her in 2015. The young woman's spinal cord was crushed when a 700-pound airport shelter fell on her. The lawsuit had sought $175 to allow the 26-year-old live out the rest of her life with a disability and chronic pain. Following the decision handed down on Wednesday, the woman's legal team expressed gratitude for the judgement. According to the city of Chicago, insurance, not taxpayers, will cover the cost of the lawsuit.
Staff Report, CBSNews.com 08/23/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Car Falls Seven Stories from Austin Parking Garage, Driver Files Suit
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A Texas woman whose car fell seven stories from a parking garage in Austin has filed a lawsuit against the garage owner and management. The plaintiff, a 49-year-old woman, was injured in the fall that took place on July 13, the lawsuit states. Investigators believe that the woman may have accidentally hit the car's accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park. According to her lawsuit, the defendants were negligent by not upgrading the cable barrier system that failed to keep her car from going over the edge of the building. The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages from GTT Parking LP, the owners of the Littlefield Garage.
Staff Report, KVUE-TV 08/23/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Austin Pair Wrongly Convicted in 'Satanic Panic' to Get $3.4M After Decades in Prison
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An Austin pair will get $3.4 million after they were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned on allegations that they sexually abused children at their day care center during so-called satanic rituals. Dan and Fran Keller were convicted in 1992 after therapists testified that they helped three children recover memories of satanic rituals and sexual abuse at the Kellers' South Austin facility. The convictions were later overturned. Fran Keller, 67, told the Austin American Statesman that with the money they won't have to live on the brink of destitution. They have been unable to find jobs due to their ages and convictions.
CLAIRE Z. CARDONA, The Dallas Morning News 08/24/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Wrongful Death

Florida Family Files Suit Against Boat Maker Over Child's Death
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A lawsuit has been filed in Florida on behalf of a Lake Worth family whose 7-year old son was killed in a recreational boating accident. The lawsuit was filed against Malibu Boats and alleges that the company failed to properly design and test its vessel. The child was killed in 2014 when he was washed out of the bow seat of a Malibu Response LX boat that began to take on water and became entangled in engine's propeller. The lawsuit has sparked an NBC consumer investigation on the potential industry-wide dangers in recreational boating.
Staff Report, PR Newswire 08/21/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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