Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Families of Dallas Police Officers Shot in 2018 Sue Home Depot, Security |
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The families of two Dallas officers shot last year inside a Home Depot have filed a lawsuit against the alleged killer, the home-improvement store, a Dallas-based security company and two people who worked security that day. The two familiesâ?? lawsuit, filed Friday in Dallas County, alleges negligence by Home Depot. At the center of the suit is the allegation is that security officers at the retailer â??failed to perform an adequate searchâ?? and properly detain shoplifting suspect Armando Luis Juarez.
Cassandra Jaramillo, The Dallas Morning News 05/21/2019    |
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| Supreme Court Will Not Hear Service Member's Lawsuit Seeking Right to File Malpractice Suit |
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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case alleging service members should be allowed to file medical malpractice lawsuits against the Defense Department. On Monday, the high court declined to hear arguments in the case filed in 2015. The lawsuit was filed by a former U.S. Coast Guard officer and challenged an almost 70-year-old legal precedent. The wife of the plaintiff suffered postpartum hemorrhaging and died hours after giving birth to their daughter.
James Laporta, Newsweek 05/20/2019 |
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| Corizon Health Will Pay Nearly $1M to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit |
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Corizon Health Inc. and Corizon LLC, which provides healthcare in jails and corrections facilities across the nation, will pay nearly $1 million to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal EmployÂment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the lawsuit, the company refused to accommodate employees with disabilities who exhausted their leave under its 30-day medical leave policy and/or the Family and Medical Leave Act. Employees who required more leave due to disabilities were fired, alleged the complaint. The healthcare provider will pay $950,000 to settle the complaint.
Staff Report, The National Law Review 05/18/2019 |
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| Episiotomies Are Not Routinely Recommended |
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Mothers who receive episiotomies are more likely to suffer severe complications than if they had been allowed to tear naturally. Thatâ??s why national guidelines since 2006 have called for limiting the procedure to emergencies, such as when a babyâ??s shoulders get stuck. But a USA TODAY analysis of hospital billing data finds dozens of hospitals in eight states with episiotomy rates of 20% or higher, some of them nearly double that.
Alison Young & John Kelly, USA Today 05/21/2019 |
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