| TTLA
Car Wrecks Seminar (Houston): Have You Registered? |
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 Jan 29 |
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In
today's Brief: The highly watched Texas House District 28 race is over. Also,
some conservative grassroots activists arenâ??t pleased with Lt. Gov. Dan
Patrick.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 01/29/2020   
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Texas Tribune
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| Harrison
County: Battling the Jury Duty Problem |
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In Harris
County 22 percent of people called in 2019 appeared for jury service,
according to data from the district clerkâ??s office. Experts say, the data
highlight a wider issue that translates to limited diversity on juries that
possibly deprives criminal and civil defendants of their right to fair
trial.
Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle 01/29/2020
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Houston Chronicle
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| Missouri
Trial Postponed While Bayer Looks to Settle Roundup Case |
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A
Missouri jury trial in a lawsuit over the alleged health risks associated with
Bayer's weed killer Roundup has been postponed due to settlement talks. The
lawsuit was filed in Missouri and alleged Roundup causes cancer. Three
consecutive juries in other similar lawsuits round Bayer liable for causing
cancer, resulting in tens of millions of dollars awarded to plaintiffs.
Tina Bellon, Insurance Journal 01/27/2020
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Insurance Journal
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| Houston
Judge Blocks Facebook Privacy Tool |
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District
Judge Tanya Garrison temporarily blocked a privacy tool released by Facebook
on Tuesday in a case involving the sex trafficking of a 16-year-old girl. The
order halts the rollout of its Off-Facebook Activity tool, which lets users
disconnect data from their accounts that was collected from their actions on
other websites and apps.
Dwight Silverman , Houston Chronicle 01/29/2020
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Houston Chronicle
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| OK
Jury Awards $20M in Oil Rig Fire Lawsuit |
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On
Tuesday, a Pittsburg County, OK jury awarded $20 million in a wrongful death
lawsuit brought in the aftermath of the Patterson 219 oil rig fire near
Quinton, Oklahoma, on January 22, 2018, that killed five. The jury awarded
damages to each family plaintiff in the amount of $10 million. The jury found
Red Mountain Energy, Crescent Consulting, Patterson UTI, and National Oilwell
Varco responsible for the deaths of five men in the 2018 oil rig fire outside
Quinton.
Ashley Ellis, KTUL, Yahoo News 01/29/2020
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Yahoo News
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| GM
Recall Caused Brake Failure in Potentially Thousands of Pickups |
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GM is
issuing an update to a recall because the initial recall has created more
problems. GM has confirmed that about 1,600 to 1,700 owners of 2019 Chevrolet
and GMC pickups and possibly the Cadillac CT6 have complained of electronic
brake failure after they had their dealer perform a GM-issued recall.
Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, USA Today 01/29/2020
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USA Today
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| Charlotte
Airport Worker Dies While Transporting Baggage on Tarmac |
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The
parents of an airport worker from Charlotte, North Carolina, who died in a
baggage vehicle accident have filed suit against the City of Charlotte and
American Airlines. The man was transporting baggage when he swerved his
vehicle to avoid hitting luggage that had fallen on the tarmac when his
vehicle rolled over and landed on top of him. The plaintiffs say their son's
death was preventable and are demanding safer conditions for workers at the
airport.
Staff Report, WSOC-TV, Charlotte 01/28/2020
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WSOC-TV, Charlotte
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| Attorneys
Say Royal Caribbean 'Demonstrably Lied' About Toddler's Fatal Fall |
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Attorneys
for the parents of a toddler who died in Puerto Rico after falling from a
cruise ship say Royal Caribbean Cruises is lying about the events surrounding
the child's death. The lawsuit alleges an unexpectedly open windowpane without
any cautionary signs played a crucial role in an 18-month-oldâ??s death.
According to Royal Caribbean, the grandfather was aware the window was open
when he held the child up to it. The family says the defendants "demonstrably
lied" about the grandfather's knowledge. Puerto Rico prosecutors charged the
grandfather with negligent homicide.
David J. Neal, Miami Herald 01/29/2020
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Miami Herald
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