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| The Brief for March 16 |  | In today’s Brief: The state’s school finance panel is getting knocked by some of its own members, Texas prisons will update its LGBT policy after a lawsuit, and drama in a Democratic primary race for Congress.
CASSANDRA POLLOCK, Texas Tribune 03/16/2018    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Environmental Activist Erin Brockovich Questions Safety of Plano's Drinking Water | | Environmental activist Erin Brockovich, whose crusading work in California in the 1990s led to a namesake movie, is questioning the quality and safety of drinking water in Plano and surrounding communities. In a lengthy post on Facebook, Brockovich accused the city and the North Texas Municipal Water District of "cutting corners" and failing to provide consumers with answers about the safety of testing procedures.
Jeff Mosier & Paul O'Donnell, The Dallas Morning News 03/16/2018 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| San Antonio Company HouseCanary Wins $700M Jury Verdict | | A Bexar County jury this week awarded a San Antonio company more than $700 million verdict in a breach of contract case. The jury found that Title Source, now known as Amrock Inc., fraudulently misappropriated San Antonio-based HouseCanary’s technology for real estate evaluation and appraisal analytics and breached various agreements.
Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express News 03/16/2018 | | Read Article: San Antonio Express News |
| Georgia Court Rules Against Fiat Chrysler in Jeep Fire Case | | Georgia’s highest court on Thursday ruled against Fiat Chrysler, which had appealed a $40 million judgment awarded to the family of a 4-year-old boy who died in a Jeep fire. Remington Remi Walden died in 2012 after a Jeep Grand Cherokee he was riding in was hit from behind and burst into flames. In a lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler, the boy’s parents argued that mounting the fuel tank behind the rear axle in the 1999-model Jeep left it vulnerable in a crash and amounted to reckless disregard for human life by the manufacturer.
Kate Brumbac, AP, The Washington Post 03/16/2018 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Federal Court Tosses Rule Requiring Financial Advisers Act in Customers' Best Interests | | A divided federal appeals court on Thursday tossed out an Obama-era Labor Department rule that required financial investment advisers to act in the best interest of their clients. In a 2-1 ruling, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said the fiduciary rule bears the hallmarks of unreasonableness and constitutes an arbitrary and capricious exercise of administrative power. The lawsuit stems from a challenge the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and eight other business and financial groups brought against the rule.
Lydia Wheeler, The Hill 03/16/2018 | | Read Article: The Hill |
| Three Drugmakers Settle Hundreds of Lawsuits Over 'Low T' Treatment | | Three companies have agreed to settle hundreds of lawsuits brought over the safety of their low-testosterone drugs, while AbbVie Inc. and Abbott Laboratories Inc., the defendants with the most cases, gear up for more trials. More than 6,000 lawsuits are pending in federal court against drug manufacturers, claiming the low-testosterone medications caused heart attacks and blood clots. Two of the defendants=E2=80=94GlaxoSmithKline and Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Endo Pharmaceuticals plc=E2=80=94have reached settlements, according to court records and documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Trials against another defendant, Eli Lilly and Co., are on hold until March 31 due to a settlement reached in December. None of the companies have revealed how much the settlements were worth.
Amanda Bronstad , Law.com 03/16/2018 | | Read Article: Law.com |
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