| TTLA Pioneers: Joe Tonahill |
In the ninth installment of the TTLA Pioneers series, we share two videos chronicling the life of TTLA founding member and Past President Joe Tonahill. A BIG thank you to Willie Chapman for his continuing efforts to chronicle and archive the history of the TTLA. Click on the headline to learn more.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Baylor Settles Lawsuit with Woman Who Alleged Sexual Assault |
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Baylor University has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with a former student who accused the nation's largest Baptist school of fostering a "hunting ground for sexual predators" and mishandling her alleged attack in 2015. A settlement notice was filed in federal court in Waco, Texas on Thursday. No details were released, but the agreement marks Baylor's first settlement to resolve a cascade of lawsuits over the past 18 months by women who said they were attacked and had their cases ignored or bungled by the university for years.
Jim Vertuno, Associated Press, San Antonio Express News 07/07/2017    |
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| Baylor Settles the First of Six Title IX Lawsuits |
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Baylor University has settled one of six Title IX lawsuits filed against it over the school's handling of sexual assaults. This lawsuit was filed by a woman who alleged that the school did not properly respond to her report of sexual assault. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was drugged, abducted and raped at an off-campus party on Feb. 28, 2015. After informing the school, the plaintiff's mother was told that five other women were raped at "the rugby house," where the young woman alleged she was attacked. The lawsuit was settled by Baylor on Thursday, but the details of the settlement have not been released.
Phillip Ericksen, Waco Tribune Herald 07/07/2017 |
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| Hospice Lawsuit Settled in Atlanta for $2.4 Million |
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A $2.4 million settlement has been reached in a Georgia hospice lawsuit filed by a number of whistleblowers. According to the lawsuit, Compassionate Care of Atlanta paid kickbacks to five physicians to get them to refer patients and certify them as eligible for hospice services. After referring patients to hospice care, the defendants billed Medicare and Medicaid for those patients, stated the lawsuit. The settlement was announced by the Justice Department on Thursday. "Kickbacks should never play a role in medical decision-making," said U.S. Attorney John Horn during the settlement announcement.
Lois Norder, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 07/06/2017 |
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