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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Asbestos on Tap: Water Customers Warned |  | Leaders of a small South Texas city (Devine) are warning residents that for nearly a year, the level of asbestos in the drinking water has been too high. he city sent a letter to water customers, indicating 7 million fibers per liter (MFL) is the maximum amount of asbestos permitted by federal regulations. City water samples had more than twice the allowed amount: 14 MFL of asbestos in January, 17 MFL in April and 18 MFL in July.
Michael Locklear, News 4 San Antonio, WOAI News 12/20/2016    | | Read Article: WOAI News |
| L.M. Sixel: Looking for Lawyer Cost Man His Job | | | Baker Botts recently settled a lawsuit brought by Kent Langerlan that raised serious questions about the firm's ethics and its adherence to one of the bedrock principles of the legal profession, attorney-client confidentiality. Baker Botts said in court papers that it had no obligation to Langerlan and denied any wrongdoing; a spokesman noted that the undisclosed settlement was for a small amount, which was "indicative of the merits" of the case. But specialists in legal ethics said the actions of Baker Botts seem a bigger deal. Under Texas laws that govern legal ethics, communications, including requests for representation, are considered privileged, private and confidential. The protections allow people to talk freely to a lawyer, without fear that the information would be used against them, legal analysts said.
L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle 12/20/2016
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| New Orleans To Pay $13.3 Million Over Police Killings After Hurricane Katrina | | New Orleans has agreed to pay $13.3 million to settle lawsuits over injuries and deaths at the hands of police in the weeks before and after Hurricane Katrina. Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced the deal Monday, saying it represented the city taking responsibility after more than a decade. The settlement covers 17 plaintiffs who sued the city for wrongful death and personal injury on behalf, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported.
REBECCA HERSHER, National Public Radio 12/20/2016 | | Read Article: National Public Radio |
| Orlando Shooting Victims' Families Target Facebook, Twitter, Google in Lawsuit | | Multiple families of the victims at the Orlando nightclub shooting are filing suit against Facebook, Twitter and Google. The civil lawsuit alleges that the defendants provided "material support" to the Islamic State. The lawsuit was filed on Monday in federal court in the eastern district of Michigan by the families of three victims of the mass shooting. The lawsuit is the latest in a number of legal complaints targeting Internet services for making it too easy for groups like the Islamic State to spread its message.
Jessica Guynn, USA Today 12/20/2016 | | Read Article: USA Today |
| Stryker Announces Larger Compensation Program for Rejuvenate Neck, Hip Stems | | Stryker Corporation is to pay compensation to additional patients who underwent surgery to replace their Rejuvenate Modular-Neck and/or ABG II Modular-Neck Hip Stems. Under the previous 2014 Settlement Program, a large number of patients were covered. At the time of the initial settlement program, about 95 percent of patients signed up for the compensation program. Under the revised settlement, even more U.S. patients are going to be covered for operations to replace the neck and hip stems.
Staff Report, Yahoo News 12/19/2016 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| U.S. Probes Fiat Chrysler Over Rollaway Concerns | | U.S. auto-safety regulators have launched a probe into a potential Fiat Chrysler defect after receiving reports of rollaway vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now investigating the automaker's 2013-16 Ram 1500 pickup truck and 2014-16 Dodge Durango sport-utility vehicle over transmissions that are shifted electronically using a rotary control on the center console. The investigation centers on reports of nine injuries and 25 crashes in which the vehicles allegedly rolled away after drivers thought they had shifted into park.
Nathan Bomey, USA Today 12/20/2016 | | Read Article: USA Today |
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