| TTLA 2013 Annual Conference - Reinventing The Rules With Rick Friedman | June 12 - 14, Sheraton Downtown Hotel - Austin Register Now! The TTLA CLE Committee is proud to have Rick Friedman present Reinventing the Rules during the Annual Conference. Additionally, we are fortunate to have Paul Begala as a Keynote Speaker for the June 14th Annual Conference Luncheon. A Texas native, Paul is a Democratic strategist and most of you know him as a Special Contributor to CNN. You will want to reserve the date and book early as we expect that this will be the most heavily attended seminar in TTLA history and space will be limited. Click on the headline to learn more!
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| Hospital Named in Whistleblower Lawsuit |  | A whistleblower lawsuit has been filed against Aurora Las Encinas Hospital in California, claiming hospital officials provided "substandard care" to patients. Highlighted in the case is a male patient who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a staff member in 2011, an incident hospital officials failed to report county officials. Court documents also detail assaults by patients and a lack of proper supervision in the hospital.
Anna Gorman, LA Times 05/23/2013    | | Read Article: LA Times |
| Judge: Arizona Sheriff Discriminated Against Latinos | | A federal district judge in Phoenix has ruled that Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio has "violated the constitutional rights of Latinos" in his county. The judge ruled that the department "has no authority" to detain people suspected of being illegal immigrants based only on probable cause. The judge forbade the department from using race or Latino ancestry as a reason to stop a vehicle.
Edvard Pettersson, Bloomberg 05/24/2013 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| Multiple Suits Filed Against Missoula Health Center | | A group of employees at Partnership Health Center in Missoula, Mont., have filed multiple lawsuits against the center, alleging horrible treatment by top center officials. The lawsuits, among other things, claim employees were forced to clock out and then continue working and that managers "scream and curse" at employees. Other suits say full-time plaintiffs have been fired and replaced with part-time workers so the center does not have to pay for benefits.
Gwen Florio, Billings Gazette 05/28/2013 | | Read Article: Billings Gazette |
| Kellogg Settles False Marketing Claims Lawsuit | | Kellogg will pay $4 million to settle a lawsuit over marketing claims the company made about its Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal. The suit accused the company of falsely advertising that the cereal "improved children's attentiveness, memory and other cognitive functions." The company ran the ad campaign about four years ago and has since "adjusted its message."
Wire Report, Houston Chronicle 05/28/2013 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Faulty Airbags Prompt BMW to Recall 220,000 Vehicles | | This month BMW issued a recall of more than 220,000 vehicles across the globe, including about 42,000 in the United States. The recall covers model year 2003 and 2004 3-Series sedans, coupes, convertibles and station wagons due to an issue with the airbags. The company said that the manufacturer of the airbags alerted them to an issue with the front passenger seat airbag, which can cause it to inflate incorrectly.
Bernie Woodall, Reuters 05/07/2013 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Suit Filed over Alleged Oil Price Manipulation | | A commodities trading firm in Illinois has filed suit against three global oil companies, accusing them of price fixing. The lawsuit was filed after the EU began investigating the reporting of false prices to price-setting agency Platts. The lawsuit accuses BP Plc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Statoil of reporting "inaccurate, misleading and false information" on the price of crude oil.
Bernard Vaughan and Tom Polansek, Chicago Tribune 05/23/2013 | | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
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