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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| 4th Court of Appeals: UIW Not Immune to Lawsuit |
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The Fourth Court of Appeals on Wednesday has ruled that the University of Incarnate Word is in fact not a governmental unit and therefore cannot claim sovereign immunity in the wrongful death lawsuit of Cameron Redus. The wrongful death lawsuit was originally filed by the Redus family after the senior was fatally shot off campus by former UIW police Cpl. Christopher Carter. Carter had believed Redus to be driving drunk and tried to arrest him in apartment complex parking lot before he shot Redus multiple times.
Ben Spicer, KSAT.com03/07/2018    |
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| Oklahoma Gas Rig Explosion Subject of Widow's Lawsuit |
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The widow of a man who died in a gas rig explosion in Oklahoma has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the drilling companies operating the rig. The plaintiff's husband was one of five men killed in the explosion that took place January 22, 2018. Listed as defendants in the lawsuit are Red Mountain Operating, Red Mountain Energy, Patterson-UTI Drilling and Patterson-UTI Energy. According to the complaint, the defendants were negligent in providing for the safety, supervision and training of their employees during rotary drilling operations.
Dee Duren, News On 603/06/2018 |
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