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| The Brief for June 17 |  | In today's Brief: Texas passes 2,000 coronavirus deaths, bars and restaurants are voluntarily closing as employees test positive for the virus, and Texas child welfare system continues to expose children to harm.
Elvia Lim, Texas Tribune 06/17/2020    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Study: SUVs More Deadly to Pedestrians Than Cars | | A study released Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found SUVs are more likely than passenger cars to injure or kill pedestrians and recommended design changes to improve safety.
Reuters, Reuters 06/17/2020 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Grand Jury Investigation: PG&E Exhibited Callous Disregard | | A scathing grand jury report released Tuesday after a 2018 Northern California wildfire killed 85 people found that Pacific Gas & Electric officials repeatedly ignored warnings about its failing power lines, performed inadequate inspections to focus on profits and refused to learn from past catastrophes. PG&E exhibited callous disregard for the life and property of residents before its equipment ignited the most destructive wildfire in recent U.S. history, a summary of the grand jury investigation said.
JANIE HAR, AP, Yahoo News 06/17/2020 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| Man Burned in Texas Oil Rig Explosion Files $10 Million Lawsuit | | A man badly burned in an oil rig explosion last year has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the rig's owner. The complaint seeks $10 million in damages related to the explosion. According to the lawsuit, filed in Tyler County District Court late last month, the plaintiff has been in treatment for severe burns from the waist up since the Aug. 9 explosion. He has filed suit seeking damages including medical expenses, lost wages, and mental anguish.
Kaitlin Bain , Houston Chronicle 06/08/2020 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| 18 at Plano Memory Care Facility Test Positive for Covid-19 | | Eighteen residents at Arbor Hills Memory Care Community in Plano have tested positive for COVID-19. Residents were taken to hospitals for testing and treatment, and four of them tested positive Monday, a city official said. An additional 14 residents were confirmed to have the virus Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for Koelsch Communities, which operates Arbor Hills.
LaVendrick Smith and Aria Jones, The Dallas Morning News 06/17/2020 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Many Businesses Require Customers & Employees to Sign Liability Waivers | | As businesses reopen across the U.S. after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they won sue if they catch COVID-19. Businesses fear they could be the target of litigation even if they adhere to safety precautions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials. But workers rights groups say the forms force employees to sign away their rights should they get sick.
TOM KRISHER and MARK SHERMAN, AP, Yahoo News 06/17/2020 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| IRS to Nursing Homes: Do Not Take Stimulus Checks From Residents | | In an alert sent out Tuesday, the IRS says it has warned nursing homes and other care facilities that these stimulus checks being sent out to Americans "belong to the recipients, not the organizations providing the care." In the statement, the agency says that even if the care facility receives the Economic Impact Payment or (EIPs) indirectly or directly, these payments are intended for the recipient. The agency went on to say that stimulus checks are also not a factor in determining eligibility for Medicaid or other federal programs this year, or for a period of 12 months from the receipt of the EIPs.
Douglas Jones (TEGNA), WFAA.com 06/17/2020 | | Read Article: WFAA.com |
| Wedding Industry Facing Litgation Over Refunds | | In Texas and other states, unhappy couples or their parents have been filing lawsuits against wedding venues, seeking refunds of their deposits. This wedding litigation is a subcategory of a much larger litigation trend that emerged because of COVID-19. In lawsuits and class actions across the nation, plaintiffs are suing all types of companies airlines, colleges or universities, health clubs, concert operators, conference organizersand food caterer to get their money back for coronavirus-caused cancellations.
Angela Morris, Texas Lawyer 06/17/2020 | | Read Article: Texas Lawyer |
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