Have you registered 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. | 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. | Registration is OPEN for the Houston Car Wrecks Seminar Thursday, March 2 | TTLA's Car Wrecks Seminar (Houston) is the must-attend program for practitioners of all experience levels. This essential program provides relevant topics presented by your TTLA colleagues. Come away with the tools you need to compete in the courtroom! Happy Hour to follow hosted by the TTLA Advocates Board. Click on the headline to learn more! | Texas Tribune Daily Brief | | State Farm Intrusive Discovery Case Heads To Texas Justices | | The Texas Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review two State Farm Lloyds discovery disputes in which the insurer argues intrusive and unjustified electronic discovery in multidistrict litigation alleging State Farm defrauded policyholders by underpaying wind and hailstorm claims. State Farm argues that a trial court order requiring it to produce claims data in "native format" conflicts with prior Texas Supreme Court precedent and Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 196.4. Jess Krochtengel, Law360 ($) 01/23/2017 | Read Article: Law360 ($) | No Coverage For Wastewater Explosion Suit, 6th Circ. Affirms | | The Sixth Circuit on Friday affirmed a Michigan federal court's ruling that two insurers don't have to defend a project engineering firm in litigation over a fatal explosion at a wastewater treatment plant where it supervised upgrades, finding that coverage is barred by exclusions in both policies for claims stemming from the firm's professional services. Jeff Sistrunk, Law360 ($) 01/23/2017 | Read Article: Law360 ($) | Federal and State Lawsuits Filed Against Student Loan Provider | | Student loan management company Navient has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that it put its own interests before that of its student borrowers. The company has been hit with three lawsuits by state and federal regulators accusing it of temporarily postponing student payments, but also racking up interest charges. Additionally, the lawsuit accuses Navient of misallocating payments, supplying incorrect information and ignoring borrowersâ?? requests for help. The legal actions were initiated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the attorneys general for Illinois and Washington. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post 01/23/2017 | Read Article: The Washington Post | Samsung Reveals Cause of Exploding Note 7 Cellphones | | Following an investigation that took months, Samsung Electronics has revealed the root causes behind those exploding Note 7 phones: design and manufacturing flaws associated with the lithium-ion batteries used in the phones, which were produced by Samsungâ??s battery suppliers. Edward C. Baig, USA Today 01/23/2017 | Read Article: USA Today | | |