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The Brief for March 9 | | U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is defending Laura Moser against national Democrats ahead of his Texas trip, the third House Republican has filed to run for speaker and Texas A&M’s quarter-million cost to divert attention from a controversial figure’s 2016 campus visit. CASSANDRA POLLOCK, Texas Tribune 03/09/2018 | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
Arming Florida School Staff Could Expose Them to Suits: Experts | | A bill passed by Florida lawmakers empowering some personnel in public schools to carry firearms to guard against attacks like last month's massacre near Miami could expose these employees to potentially costly civil lawsuits, legal experts said. Public employees are generally immune to civil suits, but those authorized to carry a concealed weapon under the Florida measure potentially could be held liable in circumstances such as an accidental shooting or if a gun is lost or stolen and later used in a crime, the experts said. REUTERS, The New York Times 03/09/2018 | Read Article: The New York Times |
University of Missouri Facing Patient Lawsuits Over Mizzou Biojoint Procedures | | Two patients who underwent the Mizzou Biojoint, an alternative to knee-replacement surgery, and suffered injuries and infections have filed suit against the University of Missouri. The university has been accused in the complaint of failing to disclose risks of infection and that the procedure is experimental. The lawsuit charges the doctors involved in the surgeries with medical negligence and the university with violating merchandising laws. Rudi Keller, Columbia Daily Tribune 03/05/2018 | Read Article: Columbia Daily Tribune |
Widow Sues Fort Worth After Deadly Crash at 'Yellow-Flashing Arrow' | | The accident in April of 2017 at North Beach Street and Heritage Trace Parkway claimed the life of Luis Talamantes, 43. His widow is now suing, saying in a recently filed petition that the city of Fort Worth is liable because of ongoing problems at the intersection caused by a "flashing yellow turning light." An accident report explains how the other vehicle involved was waiting on a "flashing yellow" before attempting its left turn. Like a lot of major cities, Fort Worth has adopted permissive yellows over the past few years after a national study concluded they were safer. But the intersection of Beach and Heritage Trace seemed to have a unique problem with the arrows. "It just wasn't working. It wasn't safe," Cary Moon, the area's council member, told WFAA. Todd Unger, WFAA.com 03/09/2018 | Read Article: WFAA.com |
Health Officials Assail =E2=80=98Pricing Schemes’ That Gouge Patients | | Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health and human services, said Thursday that doctors and hospitals should tell patients how much their care would cost before patients received treatment. And if they do not do so voluntarily, he said, the government may use its leverage to force them to disclose the information. Mr. Azar, speaking to a conference of health insurance executives, said that such information would give patients more control over their health care. ROBERT PEAR, The New York Times 03/09/2018 | Read Article: The New York Times |
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