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| The
Brief for Dec 3 |
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In
today's Brief: Emergency crews face new setbacks as they battle Port Neches
chemical plant fire. Also, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has created a committee to
review artwork in the Texas Senate.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 12/03/2019   
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| Texas
Pelvic Mesh Settlement: Victims Get Nothing |
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The Texas
attorney general said the investigation found Johnson & Johnson knew its mesh
could cause potentially severe side effects like chronic pain and increased
incontinence, but didn't warn patients or doctors. Johnson & Johnson settled
with Texas over what the state says were 'deceptive trade practices,' but the
settlement is not to be taken as 'an admission or concession of any violation
of law, rule, or regulation,' court documents say. Johnson & Johnson agreed to
pay 42 states a total of $116.9 million. The state of Texas will receive $8.8
million, to be split between the attorney general's office and a fund that
covers legal costs for the poor. Victims will get nothing.
Teresa Woodard, WFAA.com 12/03/2019
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| Lawsuit:
Fort Worth Firefighter Endured Sexual Harassment, Assaults |
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A former
Fort Worth firefighter says she was forced into an early medical retirement
after reporting multiple incidents of sexual harassment and three assaults. In
the lawsuit filed on Nov. 27, the former Fort Worth firefighter said she was
transferred multiple times and forced into an early medical retirement after
reporting numerous incidents of sexual harassment. The lawsuit names the
defendants as the City of Fort Worth, along with the former Fort Worth Fire
Department Chief Ken Stevens, and five current department firefighters.
Marjorie Owens, WFAA.com 12/03/2019
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| Lawsuit:
Dog Collar Bought on Amazon Failed and Blinded Woman in One Eye, Who is
Liable? |
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The
products-liability case is a prime example of judges grappling with the
application of legal standards and laws from an era before the internet
enabled new forms of commerce, over which not just Amazon but also firms like
Uber, Facebook, and Google reign supreme even as they are reluctant to take on
the traditional obligations of retailers, publishers, and employers.
Harold Brubaker, Philadelphia Inquirer 12/03/2019
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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| Investigation:
Powder Keg |
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Since at
least the 1970s, the FDA downplayed health concerns about talc in powders and
cosmetics, deferring again and again to manufacturers. Only now, as pressure
mounts from lawsuits and a Reuters investigation, is the agency stepping up
testing.
LISA GIRION and CHAD TERHUNE, Reuters 12/03/2019
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