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Webinar: Changes to 18.001 Affidavits & Hospital Liens, July 25th
10:00AM |
During
the recent legislative session, lawmakers made significant changes to the laws
regarding 18.001 affidavits and hospital liens. During this webinar:
- TTLA President Will Adams will discuss the legislative session. - TTLA
members Judy Kostura and Guy Choate will walk you through the changes made by
HB 1693 (18.001 affidavits) and HB 2929 (hospital liens) and theyâ??ll give you
tips and strategies to help you adapt your practice to them. As part of your
registration, youâ??ll receive a fully updated copy of Judy Kosturaâ??s definitive
paper on subrogation and liens. Click on the headline to register.
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Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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Brief for July 16 |
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In
todayâ??s Brief: Why a new hemp law is causing prosecutors across Texas to drop
pot charges. Plus, we fill you in on the border crisis and political campaign
money hauls.
Cassi Pollock, Texas Tribune 07/16/2019   
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| Uber
Driver Left Bloodied by Passengers May File Sut |
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An Uber
driver says she's considering legal action against Uber following what she
considers an inadequate response to a violent incident in Haltom City earlier
this year. Zonya Robinson, 36, of Garland said she picked up four passengers
from a bar early on March 3. Minutes into the ride, a passenger began
harassing her with sexual suggestions and racial slurs, she said, and when
asked to stop he â??erupted.â?? Robinson doesn't think Uber has taken her safety,
and the safety of other female drivers, into consideration. â??There was no
protection, there was no covering me,â?? she said. â??They told me someone would
reach out, and no one ever did.â?? She received only an email saying the company
had closed its investigation, she added.
Emma Ruby, The Dallas Morning News 07/16/2019
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| California
Jury Orders Toyota to Pay Nearly $16M to Car Dealer |
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On
Monday, a jury in Orange County decided that Toyota should pay $15.8 million
to one of the biggest car dealers in Southern California. Roger Hogan, who
owns multiple dealerships, sued the automaker after claiming that Toyota
"retaliated against him after he began raising concerns about the safety of
the Priusâ?? electric power system in 2017 and for his effort to promote a
safety recall software system in 2011." Hogan had originally sued for $100
million in damages.
Ralph Vartabedian, LA Times 07/16/2019
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| Former
Austin Officers Sued After Allegedly Fracturing Man's Skull |
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A man is
suing two former Austin Police Department officers, claiming they fractured
his skull and eye socket during a violent arrest in 2017. According to the
lawsuit, Abel Soto-Torres filed the lawsuit Monday against former officers
Bryan Richter and Steven McCurley. Richter and McCurley were fired from APD in
2018.
Rebecca Flores, KVUE-TV 07/16/2019
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KVUE-TV
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| U.S.
Judge Cuts Roundup Jury Award to $25.3M |
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A federal
judge on Monday slashed a damages award Bayer AG owed a California man who
blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, to $25.27 million from $80.27
million, while rejecting the companyâ??s bid for a new trial. U.S. District
Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said evidence against the former
Monsanto Co, which Bayer bought last year, supported the $5.27M in
compensatory damages that a jury awarded Edwin Hardeman. He also said the jury
acted reasonably in awarding punitive damages. Chhabria nonetheless reduced
punitive damages to $20M from $75M, saying that while Monsanto â??deserves to be
punishedâ?? the higher award was â??constitutionally impermissibleâ?? because it was
nearly 15 times the compensatory damages award.
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters 07/16/2019
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| Amazon
Sued by Widow of Man Who Died on the Job |
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The widow
of a man who died in 2017 while working in an Amazon warehouse has filed a
lawsuit claiming negligence. The plaintiff claims Amazon's security personnel
"needlessly delayed" a 911 call and the paramedics' access to her husband
while he was experiencing a heart attack. The lawsuit also claims that there
were no functioning automated external defibrillators on site. Amazon has
denied these allegations stating "911 was timely contacted and paramedics
responded."
Felix Sarver, Herald News 07/16/2019
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