Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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Brief for July 3 |
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In
today's Brief: How some school districts, under the stateâ??s new school finance
law, are handling pay raises and benefits.
Cassi Pollock, Texas Tribune 07/03/2019   
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| Florida
CFO Violated Confidentiality Statute by Posting Sexual Harassment Suit Online,
Says Attorney |
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The
attorney for a woman who filed a sexual harassment complaint against Florida
banking regulator, Ronald Rubin, says Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy
Patronis should be investigated for posting the woman's lawsuit online.
According to the woman's attorney, Patronis posted a link to the redacted
lawsuit within hours of it being filed. The plaintiff is seeking an
investigation of Patronis for violating the confidentiality statute, which
states that employee complaints are â??confidential and exemptâ?? until theyâ??ve
been investigated.
Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald 07/02/2019
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| Las
Vegas Mass Shooting Victim's Family Sues Gun Makers |
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The
family of a woman killed by a gunman raining down gunfire from a Las Vegas
high-rise hotel suite filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against eight gun
makers and three dealers arguing their weapons are designed in a way that
could be easily modified to fire like automatic weapons. The lawsuit, which
targets Colt and seven other gun manufacturers, along with gun shops in Nevada
and Utah, is the latest case to challenge a federal law shielding gun
manufacturers from liability. It charges that gun makers marketed the ability
of the AR-15-style weapons to be easily modified to mimic machine guns and
fire continuously, violating both a state and federal ban on automatic
weapons.
MICHELLE L. PRICE and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press,
WFAA.com 07/03/2019
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| Widow
of Truck Driver Who Died in Fiery Crash on I-94 Files Suit |
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The widow
of a truck driver who died in a fiery crash in Wisconsin has filed a wrongful
death lawsuit against the employer of another truck driver involved in the
crash. The plaintiff's husband plunged off an I-94 overpass to avoid hitting
cars, resulting in the fiery crash. According to the lawsuit, the driver
swerved to avoid hitting cars after the other truck caused debris in the road.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 06/28/2019
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| Boy
Drowns in Katy, Texas Pool, Family Files Suit Against Neighborhood and
Lifeguard |
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A family
from Katy, Texas has filed a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of their
son in a neighborhood pool. The lawsuit states that the 6-year-old boy died on
May 5 when he drowned in the pool with a lifeguard just ten feet away. Named
as defendants in the lawsuit are the community association of King Crossing,
the developers, Pulte Homes and one of the lifeguards on duty that day.
David Gonzalez, KHOU-TV 07/02/2019
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