| LIVE WEBINAR: Trial Lawyers Implicit Bias Zoom Program, July 23 |
Trial Lawyers Implicit Bias Zoom Program presented by Kentucky Justice Association 3.0 hours Texas MCLE including 3.0 hours Ethics. Recognizing racial bias is the beginning. Recent events are transforming society. Trial lawyers must come to terms with racial bias and understand it. Your success is directly related to how you deal with your clients, jurors, witnesses and the courts by understanding implicit bias. This dynamic program is designed to give lawyers the tools to begin to recognize and deal with implicit bias in your practices, throughout the justice system, and beyond. Silence is complicity. Trial lawyers must be in the conversation. Click on the headline to learn more and register.
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| Save the Date for the 2020 Car Wrecks Virtual Seminar |
Save the date Thursday, Sept 3rd, 9:00am - 5:00pm Earn up to 6.75 hours MCLE credit including 0.25 ethics Please note: Legal staff of registered TTLA members will be able to register and participate on this webinar. Legal Staff/Paralegals/Law Clerks are welcome to attend with a registered TTLA attorney member. Registrants will be notified if their employer is not registered and registration will be cancelled without refund. Click on the headline to register.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for July 21 |
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In today's Brief: More than 4,000 Texans have died from COVID-19, Texas faces a looming $4.6 billion deficit, and Texas mayors ask for more funding.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 07/21/2020    |
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| Figure Skating Coach Accused of Abusing Student in Lawsuit |
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Prominent U.S. figure skating coach Richard Callaghan is accused in a lawsuit of sexual abuse. Callaghan, who coached Tara Lipinski to an Olympic gold medal in 1998, is accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student when he was a minor. The complaint was recently filed in Federal District Court in Buffalo by Craig Maurizi, a coach and former student of Callaghan. The lawsuit seeks damages from U.S. Figure Skating, the Professional Skaters Association, and the Buffalo Skating Club.
JerÊ Longman, The New York Times 07/20/2020 |
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| Court Upholds Monsanto Cancer Verdict, But Further Reduces Award |
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A California appeals court on Monday upheld a groundbreaking verdict that Monsantoâ??s widely used weed killer caused cancer in a school groundskeeper, but the panel also slashed the damage award from $78.5 million to $21.5 million â?? less than one-tenth the original amount. The 1st District Court of Appeal said there was evidence to support a California juryâ??s 2018 decision that â??Monsanto acted with a conscious disregard for public safety,â?? but it reduced the damages to Dewayne Johnson of Vallejo because state law doesnâ??t allow damages for reduced life expectancy, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Staff, LA Times 07/21/2020 |
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