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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| DuPont Whistleblower Files Suit |  | Barbara Acker filed a lawsuit against DuPont chemical company Tuesday in the Harris County District Court, alleging she was terminated from the company's La Porte plant because of her incessant reports of safety violations. Acker worked as a lab technician at the chemical plant from January 2007 to October 17, 2014 รข?? less than one month before four other employees died in a chemical leak largely blamed on negligent safety practices. According to the lawsuit, Acker was "forced to quit" by company leadership, for reasons described as "a pretext to cover up for matters protected by the Texas Whistleblower Act."
Dylan Baddour, Houston Chronicle 08/26/2015    | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Former Football Player May Seek Damages Over Concussion | | A judge has ruled that a former football player for Mission Prep in San Luis Obispo, California can seek damages in his lawsuit alleging a teammate gave him a concussion. The lawsuit contends that the plaintiff suffered a brainstem stroke in August 2013 when he was hit repeatedly helmet-to-helmet by one of his teammates. After the incident, the plaintiff was taken to the hospital and suffered headaches, walking pain and difficulty breathing and swallowing. The lawsuit, filed in May, alleges assault, battery, bullying and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The plaintiff has since transferred schools.
Patrick S. Pemberton, San Luis Obispo Tribune 08/25/2015 | | Read Article: San Luis Obispo Tribune |
| Lawsuit Against School Filed By Former Student Impregnated by Teacher | | The Dover Area School District in Pennsylvania is facing a lawsuit by a student who was sexually abused and impregnated by her former music teacher. The lawsuit filed by the girl alleges that the school district repeatedly mishandled her reports of the abuse. According to the lawsuit, the girl was told to recant her accusations that the music teacher and band director was having sex with her. The teacher was sentenced in May to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to porn charges. An additional 5 to 10 years was added a month later for his guilty pleas to statutory sexual assault and indecent assault charges.
Matt Miller, PennLive.com 08/26/2015 | | Read Article: PennLive.com |
| Pakistani Exchange Student Settles Malpractice Suit | | A lawsuit filed by a Pakistani exchange student in Minnesota against a hospital that treated him has been settled. The federal medical malpractice lawsuit was filed by the student against Community Memorial Hospital and the doctor who treated him. The plaintiff was involved in a car accident that led to his hospitalization. According to the lawsuit, hospital staff "failed to timely establish and ensure that [the plaintiff] had an adequate and unobstructed airway," leading to brain damage. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the student by his brother. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
Staff Report, Duluth News Tribune 08/26/2015 | | Read Article: Duluth News Tribune |
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