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| | Escabedo Rapid Response Webcast July 29, 2011, 10:00am—Noon | |
| | In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling in Haygood v. Garza de Escabedo, TTLA assembled a rapid response team to help you contend with the issues raised by the opinion. The CLE Committee, in conjunction with the Amicus Committee and other TTLA leaders, has put together a program on the subject. In addition to the live program, speakers have prepared possible forms for the future including 18.001 affadavits and depositions on written questions which have been modified in response to Escabedo. These will be available for download to all attendees. We'll be streaming live via the internet, so you can attend from your office. This program will be available via our CLE On-Demand tools at www.ttla.com on Monday, August 8. | | Products | |
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| | Ford Recalls 3,000 Sedans | |
| | Ford has issued a recall of nearly 3,000 Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego vehicles due to a defect in the fuel tank. The company reported that fuel from the tank could leak out in the event of a crash due to bad welds. The recall affects cars from the 2007 model year. Fred Meier, USA Today 07/18/2011 | | Read Article: USA Today | | Laws/Cases | |
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| | Court: Vegetarians Served Meat, Can File Suit | |
| | A New Jersey appellate group has ruled that a group of Hindu vegetarians can file a lawsuit against an Edison, N.J., restaurant that served the men meat-filled pastries. The diners claimed they ordered vegetarian dishes, but instead were served and consumed meat by accident. Now, in accordance with their religion, the men claim they must "participate in a 30-day purification ritual in India’s Ganges River." Amy Rolph, Seattle Post-Intelligencer 07/19/2011 | | Read Article: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | | FL Justices Uphold $28.3M Smoker Verdict | |
| | The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a $28.3 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in the first of about 8,000 lawsuits that have been filed against cigarette companies in Florida by sick smokers and their families. The decision may set a precedent for the other cases, but a spokesman for Reynolds said the company will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices declined to hear Reynolds' appeal of a 1st District Court of Appeal ruling that affirmed a Pensacola jury's award to the family of Benny Martin, who died of lung cancer in 1995. BILL KACZOR AP, Miami Herald 07/20/2011 | | Read Article: Miami Herald | | DuPont Is Sued Over New Herbicide | |
| | A Pennsylvania homeowner and an Indiana golf course company have filed a class-action lawsuit against DuPont charging that the chemical giant was either negligent or reckless in putting a new weedkiller on the market. The suit, filed on Monday in United States District Court for the District of Delaware, asserts that the high-profile herbicide, Imprelis, is killing trees, shrubs and ornamental plants across the country. A similar lawsuit was filed on Friday against Dupont by a golf club in Michigan that has reported thousands of dead and dying trees on its properties. JOANNA M. FOSTER (blog), The New York Times 07/20/2011 | | Read Article: The New York Times | | Hotel Heir to Pay $4.9 Million for DUI Wreck | |
| | Hotel heir Barron Hilton will pay $4.9 million to a former gas station attendant in California who was hit by Hilton's car during a drunk driving accident in 2008. When Hilton was arrested, he had a blood-alcohol-content level of 0.14 and was 18 years old. The attorney for the man injured said he suffered permanent disabilities because of the incident. Andrew Blankstein, LA Times 07/15/2011 | | Read Article: LA Times | | Suit: Florida Priest Sexually Abused Teens | |
| | A Florida man has filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Orlando and a former priest who allegedly sexually abused the man multiple times 40 years ago. According to the lawsuit, the abuse continued for a few years during the 1970s when the man was a teenager. The priest, who has since passed away, had been accused of similar crimes by others, the suit also claims. Walter Pacheco, Orlando Sentinel 07/20/2011 | | Read Article: Orlando Sentinel | | Issues | |
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| | Military Medicine Scheme | |
| | On June 10, a federal lawsuit in Maryland was unsealed that raises troubling questions about the influence of corporate dollars on military researchers in San Antonio — and alleged that T.R.U.E. Research Foundation was part of the scheme. Two whistle-blowers accused Novo Nordisk of paying for grants, travel expenses, honoraria and other perks that went to influential physicians and researchers at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Brooke Army Medical Center. The whistle-blower lawsuit was filed by Dr. Ian Black, an Army physician and Dr. Oscar Montiel, who worked for Novo Nordisk. The Justice Department and 24 states, including Texas, joined the case in support of the plaintiffs. Last month, federal officials announced Novo Nordisk had settled the lawsuit for $25 million. The company denied any wrongdoing. Court papers allege Novo Nordisk encouraged the doctors to study and promote a controversial drug called NovoSeven. The drug stanched excessive bleeding, and the FDA approved it for certain hemophilia patients. But Novo Nordisk launched a marketing strategy to boost sales. It encouraged military researchers to promote “off label” uses for NovoSeven, such as controlling bleeding in trauma patients. John Tedesco, San Antonio Express News 07/20/2011 | | Read Article: San Antonio Express News | |
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