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2013 Legends CLE: "Tales From the Crypt" October 30 - 31 in Austin

Back by popular demand, our Second Annual Legends Seminar brings you "Tales From the Crypt," October 30 - 31, 2013 in Austin at the Four Seasons Hotel. This year's underwriters - Fibich, Hampton, Leebron, Briggs & Josephson; The Gallagher Law Firm; Payne Mitchell Law Group and Watts Guerra - dug deep to bring you the power of over 800 years of legal experience to add to your cauldron of trial strategies. Click on the headline to learn more and register.  

 

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Suit Filed over Potential Carcinogens in Shampoo

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The Center for Environmental Health has filed suit against four companies who allegedly produce or sell shampoos with high levels of Cocamide DEA, a carcinogen, without attaching a warning label. Last year, the International Agency for Research on Cancer added the chemical to a list of possible carcinogens. The suit was filed on Tuesday in the Alameda County Superior Court of California.
Stephanie M. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle 08/27/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Merrill Lynch Racial Bias Suit Settled for $160 Million

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The 2005 racial bias lawsuit filed on behalf of 700 black brokers against employer Merrill Lynch has reached a settlement. The lawsuit, which passed through the United States Supreme Court, claims that Merrill Lynch placed white brokers in charge of more profitable accounts, while funneling blacks into more clerical positions. Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $160 million to settle the lawsuit.
Sakthi Prasad, Reuters 08/28/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Man Loses Apartment Based on Marital Status

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A Chicago maintenance worker at a Christian housing development was fired from his job and forced to move out of his apartment because he lived with a woman to whom he was not married. The plaintiff filed suit on Tuesday, claiming the housing development discriminated against him based on his marital status. The suit is seeking $10,000 in civil penalties, civil rights training for defendants and the defendant's possible damages.
Mitch Smith, Chicago Tribune 08/27/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Settlement Reached in Yakama Raid Lawsuit

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A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by the Yakama tribe of Yakima, Wash, after a 2011 raid of their tobacco company. According to the lawsuit, the FBI initiated a raid, taking computers and documents, without notifying the tribal leaders. The settlement states that the defendants "notify Yakama Nation police before executing warrants against tribal members on tribal land."
Wire Report, Miami Herald 08/27/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Remote Texter Can Be Held Liable for Distracted Driver’s Crash

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In a case of first impression, a New Jersey appeals court has held that a remote texter can be held liable to third parties for injuries caused when the distracted driver has an accident. However, that is only true if the individual sending the texts from another location knew they were being viewed by the recipient as he or she was driving.
Martha Neil, American Bar Association Journal 08/28/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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