| TTLA
Car Wrecks Seminar (Houston): Online registration closes today (2/5) at
5:00PM. |
At-Door
Registration is available beginning tomorrow morning at 7:45AM at the TTLA
Registration table. Legal Staff/Paralegals/Law Clerks are welcome to attend
with a registered TTLA attorney member. AND, is open to non-TTLA members who
qualify for membership. 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 Feb 5 |
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In
today's Brief: Will U.S. Sen. John Cornynâ??s decision to acquit President
Donald Trump in his impeachment trial affect Cornyn in November?
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 02/05/2020   
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Texas Tribune
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| Texas
Courts Under Pressure |
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9 million
cases were filed in Texas state courts in 2019, according to the state
judiciaryâ??s most recent annual statistical report. The civil docket comprised
1.6 million of those filings, according to the report, which covers the
stateâ??s fiscal year. The numbers of civil cases in district courts increased
by 11% from 2018 to 2019. When examining a five-year period, civil case
filings have increased by 28% in district courts.
Angela Morris , Texas Lawyer 02/05/2020
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Texas Lawyer
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| Dentists
Over-Prescribe Opioids |
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More than
half of the opioid prescriptions written by U.S. dentists between 2011 and
2015 exceeded current government guidelines for treating pain associated with
dental procedures, a new study suggests. In an analysis of nearly 550,000
dental visits by adults, researchers found that opioid prescriptions were
written for more than the three-day maximum recommended by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, according to the report in the American
Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Linda Carroll, Reuters 02/05/2020
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Reuters
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| Boeing's
'Bleed Air' System Allowed Toxic Air on Flight, Alleges Lawsuit |
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Boeing is
facing a lawsuit alleging flight passengers and staff were made sick by
"toxic" contaminated air. The lawsuit alleges the plane's "bleed air" system,
which brings in outside air, causes air inside the cabin to be "mixed with
heated jet engine oil, hydraulic fluid and more, including certain chemical
compounds that could also be found in insecticides, pesticides and nerve gases
like Sarin gas." At the center of the lawsuit is a February 2018 flight that
left passengers and flight crew sick.
David Oliver, USA Today 01/31/2020
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USA Today
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| Families
Blame Texas Retirement Community for Suspected Murders by Accused Serial
Killer |
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The
family of a suspected murder victim has filed a lawsuit against the North
Texas retirement community where she is believed to have been killed by
accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by the
family of an 82-year-old woman who died at Preston Place Retirement Community.
The woman is the last of seven women Chemirmir is accused of killing at the
facility. Chemirmir is currently facing capital murder charges in the deaths
of 12 people across Dallas and Collin Counties.
Katy Blakey, NBC 5 - DFW 02/05/2020
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NBC 5 - DFW
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