| Making a Difference | The 2013 TTLA Making a Difference Award recipient Dustin Strelsky was honored on the TX House Floor on March 17th. Rep. Four Price introduced a resolution to honor Dustin who testified in 2013 in favor of HB 1869, now Ch. 140A Civ. Prac. and Remedies Code, which legislatively overruled Fortis v. Cantu. Click on the headline to watch.
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| Introducing TTLA by Text | A new opt-in member service to get up-to-the minute legislative news to you via text messaging to your cell phone. Texts will be limited to legislative issues. We'll let you know when important hearings or testimony are beginning, what's happening with bills of interest, and we'll provide links to video clips of relevant hearing testimony. Click on the headline to opt-in. If you have questions regarding the service, contact Mona Fults (mfults@ttla.com).
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| Oil Rig and Construction Accident CLE, April 16-17 in San Antonio | New and exciting this year, TTLA's Oil Rig and Construction Accident Seminar is the first course of its kind specifically designed to provide a comprehensive overview into all things oil rig and construction accident related. Construction is back on the rise and Texas leads the nation in oil rig accidents. Click on the headline to learn more and register.
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| Roger Clemens Settles Defamation Suit |  | A long-running defamation lawsuit against former Astros pitcher Roger Clemens by his ex-trainer has been settled for an undisclosed amount of money to be paid by his insurer, attorneys said Wednesday after meeting with a federal judge. The deal, reached after closed-door negotiations before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak in Brooklyn, will not require the seven-time Cy Young Award winner to contribute any money or release any claims against ex-trainer Brian McNamee, attorneys for both men said. McNamee sued Clemens for defamation in 2008 after the pitcher said McNamee lied and manufactured evidence when he accused Clemens of using banned performance-enhancing drugs. The case was moved to federal court the following year.
JAKE PEARSON, AP, Houston Chronicle 03/19/2015    | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| TX Sanitation Worker Pinned by Car Files Lawsuit | | A lawsuit has been filed by a Texas sanitation worker who was pinned to a trash truck when a driver ran into him. The man from Longview, Texas filed the lawsuit against the woman whose car pinned him against the truck, causing him "grievous injuries." The plaintiff suffered fractures, amputation of his right leg, disfiguring scars and permanent injuries as a result of the June 30 incident. The lawsuit was filed in Gregg County Court and seeks $1 million in damages for past and future medical care, physical pain and suffering, physical impairment, loss of earnings and earning capacity, loss of body member, disfigurement and mental anguish.
Richard Yeakley, Longview News-Journal 03/19/2015 | | Read Article: Longview News-Journal |
| Former Employee Files Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Suit Against Facebook | | A trial is now underway in a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against social media giant Facebook. The lawsuit was filed by a former employee of the company, who worked there from June 2010 to October 2013. The woman has accused Facebook of sex discrimination, sexual harassment and race-national origin discrimination against her. In her lawsuit, she alleges that she was belittled and punished for taking time off to volunteer at her child's school. She is being represented by the same law firm as Ellen Pao, who filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against a Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
Staff Report, ABC7 - San Francisco 03/18/2015 | | Read Article: ABC7 - San Francisco |
| Lawsuit Says Atlantic City Casino Responsible for Car Crash | | A lawsuit has been filed against the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey alleging that it is responsible for a crash that killed two and injured four. On June 20, security officials kicked two intoxicated adults, three younger people and a four-year-old boy out of the casino. Soon after, the individuals were involved in a traffic accident which killed the boy and another passenger and injured four others. The accident took place when the intoxicated driver crashed into a guardrail and rolled the car. She is facing two death-by-auto charges and other charges. The lawsuit was filed by the mother of the boy who died and three other passengers against Tropicana and parent company Tropicana Entertainment.
Brian Ianieri, Press of Atlantic City 03/19/2015 | | Read Article: Press of Atlantic City |
| Target Agrees to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit | | Target has agreed to a $10 million settlement of a class action lawsuit filed against it following a massive data breach in 2013. According to the proposed settlement, individuals affected by the data breach could each get up to $10,000. Up to 40 million credit and debit card accounts were compromised during the data breach during the holiday season of 2013. After the breach, Target offered free credit monitoring for affected customers and overhauled its security systems.
Staff Report, St. Louis Post Dispatch 03/19/2015 | | Read Article: St. Louis Post Dispatch |
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