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TTLA Facebook Page & Twitter Too! |
| TTLA Facebook Page has a fresh new face! Click on the headline and like us - Twitter too has had a facelift, follow us at @ttla_. A big thank you to TTLA member Stacey Burke of Houston for updating our look! |
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Chrysler Adds 2 Model Years to Jeep Liberty Recall |
| Chrysler has added more than 137,000 Jeep Liberty SUVs to a March safety recall, bringing the total number of vehicles affected to nearly 347,000. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the lower control arms in the rear suspensions of the Libertys can rust and break, possibly causing them to crash. However, the company says it knows of no crashes or injuries from the problem. The recall involves vehicles in states where salt is used to clear ice and snow from the roads. Associated Press, The Washington Post 06/12/2012 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
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Suit: USA Basketball Coach Made Advances Toward Security Guard |
| A former Olympic female security official has filed a lawsuit against women's Team USA basketball coach Geno Auriemma for allegedly making advances toward her and then having her removed when she rebuked him. In her suit, the woman claims Auriemma "attempted to grab her and kiss her" during a basketball tournament in Russia in 2009. In a statement, Auriemma has called the allegations "beyond false." Joe Jenkins , New York Daily News 06/12/2012 | Read Article: New York Daily News |
Gas Station Shooting Settled for $3 Million |
| A Jackson County judge has approved a $3 million payment to settle a lawsuit over the fatal shooting of a mentally disabled man at a Kansas City gas station in 2010. The man, who suffered from schizophrenia, was shot by the store clerk during a scuffle. The clerk has fled to his home country of India to avoid voluntary manslaughter charges. Mark Morris, Kansas City Star 06/11/2012 | Read Article: Kansas City Star |
Mother of 19-Year-Old Killed by Border Patrol Sues |
| The mother of a 19-year-old man fatally shot in the back by a U.S. Border Patrol agent has sued the federal government and the agent himself, claiming it was "an appalling use of excessive force" because her son was unarmed, had his back to the agent and posed no threat.A Border Patrol agent identified by police as Lucas Tidwell shot Carlos La Madrid three times — twice in the back and once in the thigh — as he climbed a ladder on the U.S.-Mexico border fence in southeastern Arizona on March 21, 2011. AMANDA LEE MYERS, AP, Yahoo News 06/12/2012 | Read Article: Yahoo News |
BP Loses Bid for White House Emails in Spill Case |
| A federal judge on Monday denied BP Plc access to 21 emails and other documents sent among White House and other U.S. officials related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, citing the government's need to keep them confidential. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan in New Orleans said the federal interest in preserving secrecy, together with the public interest in ensuring an effective response to the next disaster, outweighed BP's need for the documents to defend itself in litigation by the government over the spill. Jonathan Stempel, Reuters, Yahoo News 06/12/2012 | Read Article: Yahoo News |
Zavala County Jury Finds for Longview Energy Company |
| A Zavala County jury returned a verdict that legal experts estimate will probably be $162-million or more after a hearing is held to determine the final damages. The case before 365th District Cout basically centered on claims by a small privately-held oil company that a larger energy conglomerate stole leases from them in the Eagle Ford. Through initial production and assessments these leases are predicted to produce some $19-billion in revenues from oil and gas finds. Plaintiff in the case was Longview Energy Company and named defendants included The Huff Energy Fund, L.P., WRH Energy Partners, L.L.C., W.R. Huff Asset Management Com., LLC, William R. “Bill” Huff, Rick D’ Angelo, Ed Dartley, Bryan Bloom, Riley-Huff Energy Group, LLC and Bobby Riley. Longview Energy typically seeks investors for oil deals the company finds and puts together and through their operations attracted the attention of The Huff Energy Fund. Staff, Eagle Pass Leader 06/12/2012 | Read Article: Eagle Pass Leader |
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Accident Totals Renew Debate Over Red-Light Cameras |
| Dallas’ red-light cameras are nabbing even more wayward drivers. But there may be a tradeoff that rekindles debate over the cameras’ safety: Rear-end collisions at the same Dallas intersections have gone up, possibly from so-called panic stops. Curtis Jarecki, a top manager with the Department of Street Services, hailed the program for “eliminating those kinds of crashes where you cringe when you drive by them.” But Gary Biller — president of the National Motorists Association, a drivers rights group — said the cameras remain too unreliable and are used chiefly by cities as “a revenue grab.” TRISTAN HALLMAN , The Dallas Morning News 06/12/2012 | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
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Court: Trial Judges Don’t Have Jurisdiction Over Firing Because of Draft Registration |
| The Supreme Court says federal employees cannot go to trial judges to complain about their firing for not signing up for the U.S. draft. The high court ruled Monday that the Civil Service Reform Act took U.S. district courts’ jurisdiction away from from judging these types of claims. Several men lost their jobs in the executive branch for not signing up for Selective Service between the ages of 18 and 26. They sued, but at least two federal appeals courts ruled that they couldn’t bring lawsuits straight to court because lawmakers had stripped trial judges of their jurisdiction. Associated Press, The Washington Post 06/12/2012 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
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Suit: Dust from Construction Led to Woman's Death |
| A West Virginia man has filed a lawsuit against Tucker County over the death of his mother, who allegedly inhaled dust from a construction project that led to her death. The suit claims the dust she inhaled while working in the local courthouse was toxic, containing lead and asbestos. The suit is seeking unspecified damages. Wire Report, The Charleston Gazette 06/11/2012 | Read Article: The Charleston Gazette |
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