Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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Brief for June 24 |
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In
today's Brief: Calls for immigration reform are ratcheting up again as
potential deportation operations loom in the distance. Plus, a look at what
one attorney described as subpar conditions inside a McAllen-area immigration
detention center.
Cassi Pollock, Texas Tribune 06/24/2019   
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| Appeals
Court Allows Federal Workers' Data Breach Lawsuit Against OPM |
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The D.C.
Circuit Court of Appeals will allow a data breach lawsuit filed by two groups
of federal workers against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to go
forward. The appeals court ruled that the 2015 data breach left the plaintiffs
vulnerable to identity theft, a substantial and ongoing "injury," and that the
breach was due to OPM's failure to adequately safeguard its systems. The data
breach exposed the personal information of 22 million people.
Emily Birnbaum, The Hill 06/21/2019
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| Private
College Faces Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination and Retaliation
Allegations |
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St.
Edward's University in Austin, Texas is facing a lawsuit alleging sexual
harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation. The complaint was filed by
three former professors â?? two who allege wrongful termination and one who
alleges sexual harassment. Two of the plaintiffs, who were tenured professors,
allege their contracts were broken when they were fired by the university. The
other plaintiff alleges she was sexually harassed by a dean and that the
school failed to protect her when she reported the abuse to Human
Resources.
Jenni Lee and Konner Barrick, KVUE-TV 06/18/2019
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| Lawsuit:
Former Southern Baptist Leader, Humiliated Woman who Reported Rape |
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Paige
Patterson, the former Southern Baptist Convention president who was recently
removed as a seminary head for his handling of sex abuse claims, is being sued
by a woman who says he threatened, intimidated and humiliated her after she
reported multiple rapes to him. The woman, a former student of Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary who is listed as â??Jane Roeâ?? in the suit, accuses
Patterson of shaming and ignoring her after she said she was repeatedly
stalked and raped at gunpoint by a male seminary student in 2014 and
2015.
Robert Downen and Sarah Smith , Houston Chronicle 06/24/2019
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| Boeing
Faces Lawsuit for 'Unprecedented Cover-up' |
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Boeing is
facing a class-action lawsuit from more than 400 pilots who say the company
covered up design flaws in its 737 Max planes. The Australian Broadcasting
Company reported that the lawsuit alleged that Boeing engaged in and
"unprecedented cover-up" of the "known design flaws" in the 737 Max planes.
The case is set to be heard by a court in Chicago on October 21, according to
ABC. The lawsuit's original plaintiff, identified only as "pilot X" due to the
plaintiff's fears of reprisal from Boeing officials and customers, filed the
suit Friday reportedly seeking damages.
John Bowden , The Hill 06/24/2019
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| Hotel
Owner Sues Insurance Company after Vegas Mass Shooting |
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More than
4,000 people are seeking damages from MGM Resorts International related to the
Las Vegas Strip mass shooting that left 58 people dead, the casino giant said
in a lawsuit alleging its insurance company has failed to pay promised legal
costs. Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts alleges breach-of-contract and accuses
Illinois-based Zurich American Insurance Co. of failing to pay defense costs
for damage claims stemming from the 2017 shooting.
Associated Press, Yahoo News 06/24/2019
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| Baby
Formula Powder Recalled, May Contain Metal |
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Perrigo
has announced it is voluntarily recalling more than 23,000 containers of baby
formula powder because of the "potential presence of metal foreign matter,"
according to a release from the company. The nationwide recall is only for one
lot of the 35-ounce, 992-gram containers of "Parentâ??s Choice Advantage Infant
Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron." The powder was sold exclusively at
Walmart.
Tegna, WFAA.com 06/24/2019
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