June 19, 2019

Announcements

Registration Open: Commercial Vehicle, 18-Wheeler & Oilfield CLE

Registration is now open for the TTLA Commercial Vehicle, 18-Wheeler & Oilfield CLE on Friday, August 16th at the Horseshoe Bay Resort. Click on the headline to learn more and register.  

Texas Tribune Daily Brief

The Brief for June 19

In today's Brief: The latest UT/TT Poll found that registered Texas voters approve of the work the Legislature did on school finance and property tax reform. The poll also found that their approval isn’t overwhelming.
Cassi Pollock, Texas Tribune 06/19/2019   

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Laws/Cases

PG&E to Pay $1B to for Wildfire Damage

A California utility agreed Tuesday to pay $1 billion to 14 local governments to cover damages from a series of deadly wildfires caused by its downed power lines. The settlement is a sliver of the more than $30 billion in potential damages Pacific Gas & Electric is facing in lawsuits filed by local governments, insurance companies and private property owners.
ADAM BEAM, AP, Yahoo News 06/19/2019   

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Bayer Wants Trial Judge to Reverse $2B Roundup Jury Verdict

Bayer AG has asked a California judge to overrule a $2 billion verdict by jurors who found the company’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer responsible for a couple’s cancer, arguing the jury decision was not supported by evidence. Bayer asked Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith, who presided over the roughly seven-week long trial, to reverse the jury decision and enter judgment in Bayer’s favor, or order a new trial. The Oakland jury on May 13 awarded more than $2 billion to Alva and Alberta Pilliod, finding their non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma to have been caused by using Roundup to kill weeds on their property between 1975 and 2011.
Tina Bellon, Reuters, Reuters 06/19/2019   

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