| 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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Brief for Jan 30 |
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In
today's Brief: In the months leading up to a massive blast at its Port Neches
chemical plant, TPC Group reported an increase in emissions of an explosive
gas.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 01/30/2020   
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| Harris
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 01/30/2020
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Houston Chronicle
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| Terminally
Ill Colorado Man Sues Catholic Hospital Over Access to Lethal Drugs |
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A
Colorado man and his physician, who was fired after consulting him as a
terminally ill patient looking to end his life, have filed a lawsuit against
Centura Health Corp. The patient endured months of obstacles in obtaining
lethal drugs, despite the fact that Colorado's 2016 End of Life Options Act
allows their use. The state is one of a growing number of states that allow
terminally ill patients to obtain the drugs. However, many patients struggle
to find doctors who will prescribe them, as many hospitals are affiliated with
religious organizations.
JoNel Aleccia, The Guardian (US) 01/28/2020
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The Guardian (US)
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| Family
Sues River Walk Hotel After Bottle Struck Toddler |
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A lawsuit
has been filed against the Omni La Mansion Del Rio after a ketchup bottle fell
from a fifth-floor balcony and hit a two-year-old in the head. According to
court documents, the mother of the boy claims that in August of 2018, a glass
ketchup bottle fell on her son from the fifth-floor balcony of the hotel. The
lawsuit states that the boy was left with injuries to his neck, brain and
body.
KENS5.com Staff , WFAA.com 01/30/2020
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WFAA.com
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| Spring
Branch Couple Files Lawsuit Against Watson Grinding |
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A Spring
Branch couple has filed a lawsuit against Watson Grinding and Manufacturing.
Phillip Burnam and Deztini Southhall is suing the company after an explosion
at the facility damaged their home, which caused injuries to their children.
Southhall said the children Paris, 4, and Phillip, 7, suffered neck injuries
and are now having breathing problems.
Staff, Click2Houston 01/30/2020
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Click2Houston
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| Lawsuit:
Saints Helped Shape Accused Clergy List |
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Attorneys
representing about two dozen men making sexual abuse claims against the
Archdiocese of New Orleans filed documents this week that gave the most
detailed description yet of the emails that have rocked the NFL team and
remain shielded from the public. Hundreds of confidential Saints emails show
the team actively helping to shape a list of credibly accused clergy that
appears to be an undercount.
JIM MUSTIAN, Associated Press, Yahoo News 01/30/2020
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Yahoo News
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| Health-Records
Company Pushed Opioids to Doctors in Secret Deal With Drugmaker |
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A
software company, Practice Fusion, was paid by a major opioid manufacturer to
design an online tool for doctors in an effort to boost prescriptions for
addictive pain pills as overdose deaths had almost tripled during the prior 15
years. Practice Fusion agreed to pay $145 million to resolve civil and
criminal cases, according to documents filed in a Vermont federal court.
Practice Fusion admitted to the scheme with an unnamed opioid maker.
Emma Court, Bloomberg 01/30/2020
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Bloomberg
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| Facebook
Settles Facial Recognition Suit for $550 Million |
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Facebook
has agreed to pay $550 million to settle a lawsuit over the company's use of
facial recognition software. The class action lawsuit was filed in Illinois by
three individuals. The complaint alleged a violation of the state's Biometric
Information Privacy Act, one of only two in the nation to regulate commercial
use of facial recognition. The $550 million settlement will go to eligible
Illinois users and legal fees.
Jessica Guynn, USA Today 01/29/2020
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USA Today
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| Graco,
Evenflo, Others Recall 165,000 Inclined Infant Sleepers |
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Graco,
Summer Infant, Evenflo, and Delta Children have issued recalls on inclined
infant sleepers, as they pose a suffocation risk for babies. The recall
includes 165,000 inclined infant sleepers. While there have been 73 reported
infant deaths tied to other infant sleepers, there have not been any tied to
the recently recalled products. Parents have been advised to stop using the
products immediately.
Kelly Tyko, USA Today 01/29/2020
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