| Registration is Open for TTLA PMD Seminar, Feb. 10 in Austin | The 2017 faculty features some of the most seasoned and talented mass tort attorneys in the country, providing information you cannot get anywhere else and a program structured to maximize the flow of up-to-the-minute information in an interactive setting. Click on the headline to learn more and register.
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| Women's Caucus Lobby Day, Jan 31 | TTLA is hosting the TTLA Women's Caucus Lobby Day on Jan 31st. This is a great opportunity to learn about key bills and meet face-to-face with lawmakers. Deadline to RSVP is Jan 20th, click on the headline to RSVP.
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| General Membership Lobby Day, Feb 7th | Deadline to register for the General Membership Lobby Day is Jan 27th. This is a great opportunity to learn about key bills and meet face-to-face with lawmakers. Click on the headline to register.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| U.S Indicts Three Takata Executives in Faulty Air Bag Scandal |  | Three former executives at Japan-based Takata have been indicted following a Justice Department investigation into the company's handling of information related to its faulty air bags. Shinichi Tanaka, Hideo Nakajima and Tsuneo Chikaraishi face charges of deceiving automobile manufacturers about the condition of their airbags in order to enrich Takata, which at the time the scandal broke was the world's second-largest provider of air bags.
Steven Overly, The Washington Post 01/13/2017    | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Royal Caribbean Sued Over Fatal Bus Crash in Jamaica | | Passengers from a Royal Caribbean cruise have filed a lawsuit after the death of one passenger in a bus crash. The lawsuit was filed by eight passengers who were on the bus that crashed while en route to Royal Caribbean International's Independence of the Seas. The lawsuit contends that the bus driver was driving erratically when the vehicle crashed, killing one passenger and injuring others. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Miami on Monday against Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises.
Chabelli Herrera, Miami Herald 01/11/2017 | | Read Article: Miami Herald |
| Takata to Pay $1 Billion in Faulty Air Bags Case | | Air bag manufacturer Takata will pay $1 billion to bring an end to a lawsuit by the Justice Department over faulty air bags. The company has been linked to defective air bags that have been connected to sixteen deaths worldwide. Takata is scheduled to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing as part of the $1 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. According to sources, "the settlement includes a $25 million criminal fine, $125 million in victim compensation and $850 million to compensate automakers who have suffered losses from massive recalls."
David Shepardson, Reuters 01/12/2017 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Lawsuit Filed Over Assisted Living Resident Who Died of Hypothermia | | A Michigan family has filed a lawsuit over the death of an elderly woman who died in the care of an assisted-living facility in Kent County. The 85-year-old woman was found dead outside the facility in October and an investigation revealed that she had died of hypothermia. The woman's family has filed suit alleging that the staff at Crystal Springs failed to provide a safe environment for the woman. According to the lawsuit, the facility falsely claimed that it provided a safe environment for patients who were known to wander off. The wrongful death lawsuit against the facility alleges negligence and carelessness.
John Agar, MLive 01/12/2017 | | Read Article: MLive |
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