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! | Suit: Teacher Sexually Manipulated Student | | A former Tacoma, Wash., high school student has filed suit against a vocal instructor at Tacoma Community College, claiming he coerced her into sex acts. The victim, who was 17 at the time of the incident, claims the teacher convinced the girl to "take off her clothes and touch herself sexually to see how it affected her vocal range." The suit also names the college and the state of Washington as defendants, accusing them of failing to protect the teen. Keith Eldridge, Seattle Post-Intelligencer 05/29/2013 | Read Article: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | First Suit Filed Under New Minn. Sex Abuse Law | | A St. Paul man has filed the first sexual abuse lawsuit against a local priest since the Minnesota Legislature loosened the statute of limitations on sex crimes. In his lawsuit, the plaintiff claims he was sexually molested by a former priest in the late 1970s. The suit was filed under a new law approved this year that lifts the six-year statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases. Wire Report, San Francisco Chronicle 05/29/2013 | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle | Discrimination Suit Filed Against Chivas USA | | Two former coaches with the soccer team Chivas USA have filed suit against the club, claiming they were fired because they did not speak Spanish and were not Latino. According to the suit, after the club was purchased by a Mexican businessman, all employees were required to give detailed information about their heritage and ethnic background. The team president then met with the plaintiffs and fired them, saying the owners were taking Chivas back to its "Mexican roots." The suit is seeking unspecified punitive damages. Kevin Baxter, LA Times 05/29/2013 | Read Article: LA Times | 12,000 Pottery Barn Crib Bumpers Recalled | | The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of about 12,000 crib bumpers from Pottery Barn due to an entanglement hazard. The agency said the Sweet Lambie crib bumpers have decorative stitching that can come loose, posing an "entanglement hazard to infants." There have been two reports of stitching coming loose and entangling children, but no injuries occurred. Staff Report, The Sacramento Bee 05/29/2013 | Read Article: The Sacramento Bee | Orange County Settles Suit over Police Shooting | | The city of Orange County has agreed to pay $4.4 million to settle a lawsuit over the fatal shooting of a U.S. Marine sergeant by a local deputy. The officer shot the victim in a high school parking lot after he refused to get out of his car. The shooting occurred in front of the man's two daughters, who were also in the car. No criminal charges have been filed against the deputy, the Los Angeles Times reports. Christopher Goffard, LA Times 05/30/2013 | Read Article: LA Times | | |