Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Report: Texas Has The Most Contaminated Water In The Country |
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Texas has the most contaminated water in the country, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG). This finding was included in a report claiming more than 170 million Americans in all 50 states have been exposed to radioactive elements in their water. The report includes analysis EWG claims it conducted of public water systems in the U.S. from 2010 to 2015.
Fernando Alfonso III, Houston Chronicle 01/12/2018    |
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| Baylor Won't Say Which Coaches Are To Blame For Its Sexual Assault Scandal. How Are Other Schools Vetting Them? |
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Universities have been quick to offer assurances that their hires were carefully vetted, including through conversations with Baylor officials. But their attempts to set minds at ease have been hampered by one major issue: While Baylor has blamed "athletics and football personnel" for much of the scandal, it has never revealed publicly who specifically did what wrong. That stance has frustrated lawmakers, activists and other people at the coaches' old and new schools, and has prompted calls for more transparency from the private Waco university.
SHANNON NAJMABADI, Texas Tribune 01/12/2018 |
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| Lawsuit Accuses Norwegian Cruise Staff of Sexual Abuse |
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An Iowa family has filed a lawsuit against Norwegian Cruise Line after their 12-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by a ship staffer. The lawsuit filed last week in Miami district court details an incident in which a room steward came into the young girl's room while she was sleeping and touched her inappropriately. After the girl's family reported the incident the ship operators, the steward was confined by the vessel's captain until the ship docked. Following a jury trial in Miami, the man was found not guilty. The lawsuit against the cruise line alleges that the ordeal "constituted sexual assault, sexual battery, and sexual abuse." The family is seeking damages in excess of $75,000 for emotional distress, bodily injury, and medical expenses for physicians, counselors, and psychologists the incident caused.
Chabeli Herrera, Miami Herald 01/11/2018 |
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| Judge Denies Cherokee Lawsuit Against Opioid Distributors |
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A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that the Cherokee Nation cannot file a lawsuit against opioid distributors and pharmacies. The Native American tribe was seeking to recover damages for the widespread harm inflicted by the abuse of prescription drugs. However, Judge Terence Kirn concluded the lawsuit does not meet the Supreme Court exceptions allowing a tribe to file suit against nonmembers in its own court. As stated by the deputy attorney general for the Cherokee, the tribe will refile their lawsuit in Oklahoma state court.
Jan Hoffman, The New York Times 01/11/2018 |
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| Bronx Fire Victims Say State Should Have Taken Toddler Away From Mother |
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Several victims of a deadly fire in the Bronx, New York plan to file a lawsuit alleging that state officials should have taken the toddler who started the fire away from his mother. The fire began when the 3-year-old was playing with a stove burner on Dec. 28. "The mother of said child was a person known to the authorities and to the Administration for Child Services Department for not watching and taking care of her child," say the plaintiffs. Their lawsuit alleges that had the Administration for Children's Services taken the child away from his mother, "said fire would not have occurred." Thirteen people were killed in the recent blaze.
John Annese, New York Daily News 01/12/2018 |
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