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July 31, 2020

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Virtual Statewide Membership Drive, Wed, August 5th
Join your TTLA colleagues on Aug 5th and #GrowTheFamily! Click on the headline to register.

TTLA Webinar: Jury Focus Groups on Zoom, August 7th
Join us on Friday, August 7, 2020 at 11:00am on how to conduct a focus group using Zoom presented by Bruce Phillips. Click on the headline to learn more and register.

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.

Texas Tribune Daily Brief

The Brief for July 31
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In today's Brief: Hourly or part-time school workers say they fear returning to work, officials are deciding who should prosecute the El Paso Walmart shooting suspect, and Texas Republicans tell President Trump "no."
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 07/31/2020 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

In Lawsuit, More Than 50 Former University of Michigan Students Say Doctor Sexually Abused Them
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Former University of Michigan students, including more than two dozen football players, filed a lawsuit against the school on Thursday, alleging a prominent team doctor sexually abused them during physical exams while coaches and administrators turned a blind eye. The 53 plaintiffs allege that Dr. Robert Anderson, who worked at the school for nearly 40 years until 2003, molested them and that the behavior was reported to famed football coach Bo Schembechler and athletic director Don Canham, among others.
Douglas Belkin, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 07/31/2020 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Wrongful Death

Ohio Father Files Suit Against Chinese Supplier of Fentanyl That Killed Son
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The father of a man who died of a drug overdose has filed suit against the Chinese suppliers of the drug. Named as defendants in the complaint are Fujing Zheng, his father Guanghua, and others who shipped the fentanyl that killed the plaintiff's son. According to the father, his son became addicted to prescription opioids following a rollerblading accident. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Summit County Common Pleas Court this week.
John Caniglia, Cleveland.com 07/30/2020 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Covid-19

Families File First Wave of Covid-19 Lawsuits Against Companies Over Worker Deaths
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Employers across the country are being sued by the families of workers who contend their loved ones contracted lethal cases of Covid-19 on the job, a new legal front that shows the risks of reopening workplaces. The coronavirus relief bill that Senate Republicans unveiled this week would make it harder for workers to sue their employer if they get sick on the job. The proposed legislation protects companies, schools and churches from being held liable for coronavirus infections beginning in December 2019, unless they acted with willful misconduct or engaged in grossly negligent behavior.
Janet Adamy, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 07/31/2020 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Zoom Courts Will Stick Around as Virus Forces Seismic Change
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Virtual court proceedings will probably outlive the Covid-19 pandemic, as even skeptical judges and lawyers say that they've made depositions, oral arguments, and jury selection much more efficient.
Allie Reed & Madison Alder, Bloomberg 07/31/2020 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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