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Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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| The
Brief for March 27 |
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In
today's Brief: The number of Texans filing for unemployment increased 860% in
a week, counties have different definitions for what makes a business
essential, and state regulators ban residential utility shut-offs.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 03/27/2020   
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Texas Tribune
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| New
York Gym Sued For Charging Members Despite Coronavirus Closures |
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A New
York gym company has been hit with a lawsuit after continuing to charge
monthly fees, despite the fact that it is currently closed. The lawsuit
accuses the New York Sports Clubs of "defrauding" more than 600,000 members by
not freezing payments and making it "virtually impossible" for them to cancel
their memberships. Many members have repeatedly voiced complaints to the gym
via social media. Named as defendants are New York Sports Club's parent
company Town Sports International Holdings and Town Sports International
(TSI).
Ewan Palmer, Newsweek 03/27/2020
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| Texas
AG Accuses Houston Auction House of Price Gouging |
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The Texas
Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against a Houston auction house
accused of price gouging. Beginning on March 17, Auctions Unlimited took bids
on over 750,000 medical face masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes on
its website, causing the price of many items to surge. The owner estimated he
netted as much as $40,000 during the recent auctions. He argued that the sales
did not violate the law and pointed out that the lawsuit will keep the masks
in a warehouse until it is settled.
Polly Mosendz and William Turton, Bloomberg 03/26/2020
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Bloomberg
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| Famed
Restaurant Sues Hartford for Coverage After Forced Closure |
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Renowned
Napa Valley restaurant The French Laundry on Wednesday became the latest
business to seek a ruling that its business interruption policy covers
coronavirus-related losses. According to the suit coverage under the Hartford
policy applies â??to the actual loss of business income sustained and the
actual, necessary and reasonable extra expenses incurred when access to the
scheduled premises is specifically prohibited by order of civil authority as
the direct result of a covered cause of loss to property in the immediate area
of plaintiffsâ?? scheduled premises.â??
Gavin Souter , Business Insurance 03/27/2020
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Business Insurance
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| Court
Rejects Effort to Block Harding Raid Victims From Questioning
Officials |
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A Texas
appeals court Thursday rejected an effort by city attorneys to block lawyers
for relatives of two people killed in a deadly Houston police drug raid last
year from deposing police supervisors and seeking documents to shed light on
the incident.â??This is the key weâ??re hoping will unlock what happened and who
was involved,â?? said an attorney representing the family of Rhogena Nicholas,
one of two people killed in the botched raid on Jan. 28, 2019.
St. John Barned-Smith , Houston Chronicle 03/27/2020
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Houston Chronicle
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| Sunbeam
And Newell Brands Face Another Exploding Pressure Cooker Lawsuit |
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Sunbeam
Products, Inc. and Newell Brands, Inc. are facing another product liability
lawsuit after a man was injured by an exploding Crock Pot Electric Pressure
Cooker. The lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court in and for Palm Beach
County, Florida on behalf of the injured man. The plaintiff says he was using
the cooking device according to its instructions when it suddenly and without
warning exploded boiling hot contents on him, causing severe injuries.
According to the lawsuit, the Crock Pot's numerous safety features failed to
work properly, and the pressure cooker was defective.
Staff Report, Yahoo News 03/26/2020
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