| TTLA Pioneers Series: Those On Whose Shoulders We Stand | The second in the TTLA Pioneers Series, written by TTLA member Ralph Red Dog Jones, is his recollection of Dallas attorney R. Guy Carter, TTLA's first President and, later, Red Dog's law partner. Click on the headline to access.
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| Three New Plaintiffs Added to Baylor Title IX Lawsuit |  | On Tuesday, three more women joined a Title IX lawsuit against Baylor University. The three new plaintiffs allege in the lawsuit that the university failed to properly investigate and respond to their claims of sexual assault. The lawsuit filed on June 15 now includes six female plaintiffs. According to the complaint, the rights of the plaintiffs were violated when the university showed "deliberate indifference" to investigating the alleged sexual assaults. The school is facing three Title IX lawsuits and a scandal surrounding its president and athletics department.
Phillip Ericksen, Waco Tribune Herald 06/28/2016    | | Read Article: Waco Tribune Herald |
| Texas Gets $50 Million in Massive Volkswagen Settlement | | Volkswagen has agreed to pay Texas $50 million in connection with the German automaker's admitted peddling of diesel vehicles rigged to surpass emissions limits, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday. The partial settlement is part of a larger, multibillion-dollar agreement unveiled Tuesday.
Kiah Collier, Texas Tribune 06/29/2016 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Man Shot at St. Joseph's Files Suit | | Alan Pean, 27, who last summer after a psychiatric episode found himself shot through the chest has filed a lawsuit against the city of Houston and four city police officers in state district court for unjustifiably using excessive force and then allegedly fabricating a cover-up. He also filed charges of negligence against St. Joseph; Criterion, the hospital's security company; and Iasis Healthcare Corporation, which owns and operates the medical center.
Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle 06/29/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| New Mexico Radiologist Found Negligent in Woman's Death | | A New Mexico jury has found that a radiologist was negligent in the death of a 44-year-old woman. The jury determined that the radiologist was negligent in failing to note in his report a small lesion that was, or later became, cancerous. The cancerous lesion resulted in the death of the woman. However, the jury ruled that the doctor's negligence did not cause any damage to the woman and no money was awarded to her estate. The medical malpractice lawsuit was heard in 2nd Judicial District Court.
Scott Sandlin, Albuquerque Journal 06/28/2016 | | Read Article: Albuquerque Journal |
| Toyota Announces Recalls for Defective Air Bags, Canisters | | Toyota announced Wednesday it is recalling 1.43 million vehicles for defective air bags and another 2.87 million vehicles for faulty fuel emissions controls. The faulty air bags are not related to recent massive recalls of Takata air bags.
YURI KAGEYAMA, AP , Houston Chronicle 06/29/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
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