| Due to Hurricane Harvey, the Houston Membership Drive is Cancelled |
Due to the terrible flood conditions caused by Hurricane Harvey in and around the Houston area, we have decided to cancel the Houston membership drive that was set to take place this Wednesday during the TTLA Statewide Membership Drive. Thank you to everyone who had volunteered to participate, and we continue to keep those in the storm's path in our thoughts and prayers. We are going to move forward with the other three membership drive locations in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. Click on the headline to registered.
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| Serious Nursing Home Abuse Often Not Reported To Police, Federal Investigators Find |
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More than one-quarter of serious cases of nursing home abuse are not reported to the police, according to an alert released Monday morning by the Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services. The cases went unreported despite the fact that state and federal law require that serious cases of abuse in nursing homes be turned over to the police. Government investigators are conducting an ongoing review into nursing home abuse and neglect but say they are releasing the alert now because they want immediate fixes. These are cases of abuse severe enough to send someone to the emergency room. One example cited in the alert is a woman who was left deeply bruised after being sexually assaulted at her nursing home.
INA JAFFE, Morning Edition, National Public Radio 08/28/2017   
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| Medical Center Files Suit Over Failed Patient Monitoring System |
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Rush University Medical Center has filed a lawsuit against the company that provided a patient monitoring system that they say didn't work as promised and put patient safety at risk. The lawsuit was filed against Pennsylvania-based Draeger Inc., late last week in federal court in Chicago. The complaint alleges that the defendant put patient's lives at risk by failing to provide a working system for monitoring. According to the lawsuit, the medical center spent $18 million installing the Draeger system between 2012 and early 2016, but the system didn't work as anticipated. The lawsuit seeks compensation for the losses incurred by the hospital due to the failed system.
Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune 08/23/2017
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| Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Massage Envy |
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A newly filed lawsuit by a female customer accuses a male masseur at a Clermont, Florida, location of the Massage Envy chain of sexual abuse. The woman claims that the man made a comment about how "he could rub her for six hours" and that he inappropriately touched her during her massage appointment. The woman's lawsuit claims that the chain's policies to not require police to be notified when a customer makes a complaint of this nature, "fosters an environment conducive to sexual misconduct."
Jason Ruiter, Orlando Sentinel 08/27/2017
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| Oil Leak Prompts Recall of 2017 Dodge Challenger and Charger Hellcats |
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2017 Dodge Challenger Hellcat and 2017 Dodge Charger Hellcat models are part of a recall by Fiat-Chrysler due to a possible oil leak. The recall includes about 1200 vehicles and previous model years are not at risk. According to the recall, the engine oil cooler hoses on these vehicles should be replaced and owners will be notified so that the hoses can be replaced free of charge.
Sean Szymkowski, Fox News 08/28/2017
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| Widow Awarded Nearly $9M in Boeing Lawsuit |
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The widow of a former Boeing employee who died after falling off an elevated platform 18 feet above a concrete floor has been awarded $8.8 million in a lawsuit filed against the company and their contractor SAR Automation. The man, who worked at an assembly plant in South Carolina, died from brain injuries after the fall. A lawyer with the firm who represented the widow said 'the verdict is significant as South Carolina manufacturers rely more heavily on automated equipment."
David Wren, The Post and Courier 08/25/2017
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