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| Lightning Strike Lawsuit Settled in Austin, Texas |  | A lawsuit against a youth soccer league in Austin filed by the parents of a boy who was struck by lightning has been settled for an undisclosed amount. The lawsuit was filed after the 9-year-old boy was struck by lightning while on the soccer field during practice. According to the lawsuit, the boy suffered life-threatening injuries during the incident and had to be hospitalized for several days. The lawsuit against the Lake Travis Youth Association sought $10 million.
Tony Plohetski and Rachel Rice, Austin American Statesman 04/30/2015    | | Read Article: Austin American Statesman |
| Wrongful Death Suit Filed Over Crash That Killed 5 Students | | A lawsuit has been filed a week after five college students from Georgia were killed in a multi-vehicle crash near Savannah. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the mother of one of the students who died in the crash on Wednesday. The students were on their way to a final clinical for nursing school when the accident occurred. The chain of accidents was caused by a tractor-trailer crashing into an SUV, the lawsuit contends. The lawsuit names Total Transportation and its insurers as defendants in the lawsuit, which seeks a trial by jury, $15,000 for injuries and damages, and an unspecified amount for punitive damages.
Alexis Stevens, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 04/30/2015 | | Read Article: Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| Justices Again Avoid Underground Trespassing Question | | The Texas Supreme Court on Friday declined to re-examine a high-profile case that asked a perplexing question: If industrial wastewater pollutes your groundwater, can you sue for trespassing? Energy and water interests have sought clarity on that issue amid a tug of war over brackish groundwater aquifers. Petroleum companies see them as underground trash cans for liquid waste, which they dispose of in thousands of active wells across Texas. Last February, the high court offered no clarity in its ruling against a southeast Texas rice farm that accused a waste disposal company of trespassing thousands of feet below the surface. On Friday, the justices rejected the farm's petition to rehear the case.
Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune 05/01/2015 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Ford Recalls Nearly 600,000 Vehicles Over Steering and Stalling Problems | | Ford Motor is recalling almost 593,000 cars and trucks in North America, including 520,000 because the power-assist to the steering could be lost, making the vehicle harder to turn, the automaker announced on Wednesday. About 554,000 of the vehicles are in the US. The steering problem affects the 2013-15 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans and the 2015 Ford Edge sport utility vehicle.
CHRISTOPHER JENSEN, The New York Times 05/01/2015 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Commonly Used Chemicals Come Under New Scrutiny | | A top federal health official and hundreds of environmental scientists on Friday voiced new health concerns about a common class of chemicals used in products as varied as pizza boxes and carpet treatments. The concerted public campaign renews a years-old debate about a class of chemicals known as poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs. After studies showed that some PFASs lingered in people's bodies for years, and appeared to increase the risks of cancer and other health problems, the chemical manufacturer DuPont banned the use of one type of PFAS in its popular Teflon products, and other companies followed suit.
ERIC LIPTON and RACHEL ABRAMS, The New York Times 05/01/2015 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
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