Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Widow Files Suit Against Body Armor Manufacturer |  | A federal lawsuit alleges that an armored vest failed to protect an off-duty Georgia police officer. The officer's widow filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court and alleges that the vest failed to protect the officer from a fatal gunshot wound. In 2014, the police officer was fatally shot while intervening in a fight at a Waffle House while working an off-duty security job. The lawsuit states that the Armor Express vest was designed to protect the plaintiff's husband "from bullet wounds or being shot by a .40-caliber handgun in his upper, middle and low back areas." Armor Express has denied that its vest failed to meet safety standards.
Staff Report, Chicago Tribune 07/05/2016    | | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
| Lawsuit: Disabled Cancer Patient Assaulted by TSA at Memphis Airport | | The family of a disabled cancer patient who was injured at a security checkpoint in a Memphis airport has filed suit against the Transportation Security Administration. According to the lawsuit, the 19-year-old girl was flying back to Chattanooga after receiving treatment for a brain tumor when she was injured by TSA officers who wanted to do further scanning on the young woman. She did not understand their request because "she is limited in her ability to talk, walk, stand, see and hear." The girl was bruised and bloodied by officers as they pinned her to the ground and she was forced to spend that night in jail. Charges against the young woman were ultimately dropped.
Staff Report, CBSNews.com 07/04/2016 | | Read Article: CBSNews.com |
| NHTSA To Probe Ford Explorers Over Exhaust Leak | | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into exhaust odors leaking into passenger compartments of certain Ford Motor Co. Explorer models, leading to at least one crash, the agency said. The investigation, launched July 1, stems from 154 complaints by owners of model year 2011 to 2015 Ford Explorers who expressed concerns they may be exposed to carbon monoxide due to the leak, according to NHTSA documents.
Matthew Guarnaccia, Law360.com 07/06/2016 | | Read Article: Law360.com |
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