TTLA Membership Drives: Grow the Family in 2020 |
The first membership drives of 2020! Houston membership drive is scheduled for Jan 21st. Austin, Dallas & San Antonio drives are scheduled for Feb 13th. Click on the headline to learn more and RSVP. #GrowTheFamily
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the Houston Car Wrecks Seminar |
Houston Car Wrecks Seminar, Thursday, February 6 South Texas College of Law. This daylong seminar includes nuts-and-bolts presentations that take you from client intake all the way through trial. Come away with the tools you need to compete in the courtroom. Click on the headline to learn more and register.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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The Brief for Jan 14 |
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In today's Brief: Texas Catholic bishops urge Gov. Greg Abbott to reconsider his decision to opt out of the national refugee resettlement program.
Elvia Limn, Texas Tribune 01/14/2020 |
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Whistleblower Lawsuit Says Tamiflu Makers Defrauded U.S. Government |
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A whistleblower lawsuit alleges drug company Hoffmann-La Roche defrauded the U.S. federal and state governments by falsely claiming its influenza medicine Tamiflu was effective at containing potential pandemics. The recently unsealed lawsuit states the scheme involved claims that Tamiflu reduces complications, severity, hospitalizations, mortality and transmission of influenza. The complaint was filed under the False Claims Act by a physician and public health researcher who studied drugs like Tamiflu for over two decades.
Staff Report, Yahoo News 01/13/2020 |
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FEMA Seeks $3.9 Billion from PG&E for California Wildfires |
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking $3.9 billion from California utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric for wildfires sparked over the last several years. A FEMA spokesperson denied reports that it would seek compensation from the $13.5 billion settlement paid by PF&E to fire victims. The case involves the 2015 Butte Fire, the 2017 wildfires in Wine Country, and the 2018 Camp Fire, all of which were determined to have been caused by PG&E.
Don Jergler, Insurance Journal 01/13/2020 |
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$6.3M Infants' Tylenol Settlement |
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Parents who bought Infants' Tylenol in the past six years could get money back from a $6.3 million lawsuit settlement with Johnson & Johnson. The medicine's packaging, which features a picture of a mother holding her baby and a label that says "infants," misleads consumers into thinking Infants' Tylenol is specially formulated for infants, the class-action lawsuit argued. In reality, the bottle contains the same concentration of liquid acetaminophen as Children's Tylenol, but often at a higher price, according to the lawsuit.
Rebekah L. Sanders Arizona Republic, USA Today 01/14/2020 |
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Former UTA Student Files Suit Against Fraternity |
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Roc Riner, a former University of Texas at Arlington student is suing the Sigma Chi fraternity alleging that he was blindfolded and forced to drink so much alcohol that it led to his alcohol poisoning last year, according to a lawsuit.
Eva-Marie Ayala and Narda P=A9rez, The Dallas Morning News 01/14/2020 |
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Singer Meat Loaf Is Suing D/FW Hyatt Regency |
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Singer Meat Loaf and his wife Deborah Lee Gillespie are suing Hyatt Regency at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, claiming he took a terrifying tumble during an appearance at the hotel, which resulted in him being hospitalized for 42 days.
Robyn Merrett, People, Yahoo News 01/14/2020 |
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Toyota Recalls Nearly 700K Vehicles |
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Toyota is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the fuel pumps can fail and cause engines to stall. That can increase the risk of a crash.
Associated Press, USA Today 01/14/2020 |
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