| Trial Skills Seminar in New Orleans! | Kick off 2016 with a trip to New Orleans for camaraderie, networking and the Trial Skills Seminar! February 11-12 at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter. The Seminar runs from 1PM Thurs through 4PM Fri. An outstanding Seminar program presented by speakers Russ Herman, Mike Gallagher, Richard Mithoff, Kevin Glasheen, Andy Vickery, Jim Mitchell, Andy Payne, and many more. Click on the headline to register.
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| TTLA PAC: Light a Match Today! | The TTLA PAC is excited to announce a major match challenge! This is a tremendous opportunity, but it will only happen if each of us join in the Light a Match campaign. With the March 1 primary elections less than two months away, we need you to strike the first match right now in order that our political support gets to key races as soon as possible. Click on the headline to learn more.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Federal Investigators: Texans Still Face Risk of West-Like blast |  | Nineteen facilities statewide that store five tons or more of fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate are within a half-mile of a school, hospital or nursing home, according to the report by the staff of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, which investigates industrial accidents; it did not identify the sites. The board concluded that there have been only limited improvements in the rules governing storage of the fertilizer since the disaster in West. "The risk to the public from a catastrophic incident exists through the state of Texas," the report said.
SUE AMBROSE, The Dallas Morning News 01/26/2016    | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Judge Sanctions Dallas Lawyer Over Push Poll | | | State District Judge Ruben Reyes in Lubbock declared that a Dallas trial lawyer committed misconduct when he used so-called push polling to improperly influence potential jurors in a West Texas wrongful death and products liability case.
MARK CURRIDEN, The Texas LawBook, The Dallas Morning News 01/26/2016
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| Sovereign Immunity: Lawyers Wary of Taking on Flint Water Scandal | | Federal and state governments and employees engaged in their official duties are shielded from most private lawsuits by a legal doctrine known as sovereign immunity.While cities in the U.S. are not technically considered to have sovereign status, they are similarly protected by state and federal laws. As of Friday, only a few lawsuits had been filed in the wake of the crisis that began when the city began in April 2014 to use river water, which was more corrosive than its previous supply source and caused lead to leach from aging pipes into the water that people drank and washed in.
BRENDAN PIERSON, Reuters 01/26/2016 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| $262K Settlement for Owner of Dog Killed by Police | | According to a spokesperson for Commerce City, CO, the city has settled with the owner of a dog who was killed by a police officer. The Animal Law Center says the $262,000 settlement is one of the largest of its kind.
Allison Sylte, KUSA-TV, Denver, USA Today 01/26/2016 | | Read Article: USA Today |
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