Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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The Brief for June 12 | In today's Brief: Vaccine exemptions in the state have reached an all-time high. Health experts are warning it is only a “matter of time” before the state faces a measles epidemic.
Cassi Pollock, Texas Tribune 06/12/2019    | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
Seniors Were Sold Reverse Mortgages, Now They Face Foreclosure | Pockets of the country, particularly urban, African American neighborhoods were hit hard by reverse mortgage foreclosures. Many were targeted by reverse mortgage brokers after the recession when money was tight in neighborhoods where credit was traditionally less accessible.
Nick Penzenstadler and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, USA Today 06/12/2019 | Read Article: USA Today |
Her Evangelical Megachurch Was Her World | Nearly 400 Southern Baptist leaders, from youth pastors to top ministers, have pleaded guilty or been convicted of sex crimes against more than 700 victims since 1998, according to a recent investigation by The Houston Chronicle and The San Antonio Express-News.
Elizabeth Dias, The New York Times 06/12/2019 | Read Article: The New York Times |
Lawsuit Filed Against Dallas Apartments, Crane Company Fatal Collapse | Macy Chiasson 27 filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Dallas County, claiming negligence led to the accident that killed 29-year-old Kiersten Symone Smith and and injured Chiasson and several others. The lawsuit seeks damages from the owners of Bigge Crane and Rigging, Elan City Lights and The Gabriella — the unfinished complex where the crane stood. The lawsuit says that the crane at The Gabriella should have been able to withstand winds of up to 95 mph and that it should have been unlocked to allow it to swing in the direction the wind was blowing.
Dana Branham, The Dallas Morning News 06/12/2019 | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
Couple Join Lawsuit Against Southwest, Boeing Over Deadly 2018 Flight | A couple headed for their honeymoon aboard a Southwest Airlines flight in which a woman was nearly sucked out a broken window has joined a billion dollar lawsuit against the airline and the plane's manufacturer. An attorney based in Atlanta has filed an amended lawsuit that includes Tyler and Alexis Albin, who witnessed the April 2018 fatality on Flight 1380 from several seats away, according to WSB-TV in Atlanta.
Dom DiFurio, The Dallas Morning News 06/12/2019 | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
Regulators Cite Care Deficiencies at MD Anderson | The federal government has found MD Anderson Cancer Center in violation of serious hospital requirements for patient care and safety and notified the hospital it will come under more aggressive government oversight in the aftermath of an “adverse event” involving a blood transfusion. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services noted the deficiencies earlier this month in letters and reports issued following investigations conducted at MD Anderson after the cancer center reported the event in December.
Todd Ackerman , Houston Chronicle 06/12/2019 | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
Ford Recalls 1.2M Explorer SUVs, 123K F-150 Pickups Over Crash Risk | The automaker said that 2011-17 model-year Explorers built from May 17, 2010, through Jan. 26, 2017, will be recalled after the company discovered a defect that could cause a fractured rear suspension leading to the loss of steering control. he company also recalled about 123,000 Ford F-150 pickups equipped with 5-liter and 6.2-liter gas engines that were insufficiently repaired in a previous recall. The pickups may be subject to a sudden transmission downshift that could cause them to lose control, causing a crash.
Nathan Bomey, USA Today 06/12/2019 | Read Article: USA Today |
5-Year-Old Dies After Smoke Alarm Failure, $1.6M Settlement Reached | A $1.6 million settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging a 5-year-old girl from Independence, Kansas, died because of a faulty smoke alarm. The lawsuit was filed by the family of the girl against the property and its owners and alleges the child would not have died if the smoke alarm was working properly. The young girl suffered second and third-degree burns that covered more than a third of her face and body and died two days after the fire.
Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star 06/11/2019 | Read Article: Kansas City Star |
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