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Best Kept Trial Secrets: What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas |
| Don't gamble with your cases. 48 hours in Vegas can change your practice forever! Join some of TTLA's battle-tested veterans and emerging superstars in Las Vegas for a CLE experience that'll change your luck in the courtroom. February 23-25, 2012, Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, 8 hrs. MCLE w/ 1 hr. Ethics |
AAJ Report: Do As I Say, Not As I Sue |
| The Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), an arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has the sole mission of restricting the ability of individuals harmed by negligent corporations to access the civil justice system. According to the multinational corporations that finance ILR, American businesses are hindered by too many lawsuits. Yet these same corporations show no hesitation in liberally using the courthouse themselves. Click on the headline to read more. |
TTLA Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE December 1-2, Hotel ZaZa Houston |
| Formerly the TTLA Annual Conference, our December event is now the Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE! We've streamlined this event and we're now offering a one-day Advanced PI CLE, along with the Annual Membership & Board Meeting, President's Luncheon, and a spectacular Holiday Party at the home of Steve and Amber Mostyn. Topics include: Trucking, Immigration, Insurance Bad Faith, Discovery, Cross Examination And More! |
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Crib Mattresses: 72% Use Suspect Chemicals, Advocacy Group Says |
| Nearly three-quarters of crib mattresses in this country contained “suspect or dangerous” chemicals, underscoring the need to reform the federal laws that govern chemical use, according to a report scheduled to be released Thursday. The report by Clean and Healthy New York, an environmental health advocacy group, surveyed 28 companies that make most of the standard-size crib mattresses and found that 72 percent of mattress models use one or more chemicals of concern, including certain flame retardants, antibacterials and waterproofing additives Dina ElBoghdady, The Washington Post 11/03/2011 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
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Suit Filed over Pay-For-Ride School Busses |
| A mother in the Franklin Township of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against the local school district over a pay-for-ride bus service that takes her children to school. The lawsuit, which is seeking class-action status, claims that charging parents for bus services to schools "violates a provision of Indiana's constitution that says public education must be tuition-free." The district canceled its bus service last year as a way to cut costs. Carrie Ritchie, Indianapolis Star 11/03/2011 | Read Article: Indianapolis Star |
Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Fatal Utah Car Crash |
| The death of a 77-year-old woman who was hit by a car driven by a student driver in Box Elder County, Utah, has prompted a lawsuit against the state and local school district. The suit claims the student driver accelerated through a stop sign, striking the car the woman was driving. The instructor riding with the student should have been more aware of his surroundings and kept the student from running the stop sign, the suit states. The suit also accuses the state's Public Safety Department, the county and the school district of failing to properly train the teacher. Roxana Orellana, The Salt Lake Tribune 11/02/2011 | Read Article: The Salt Lake Tribune |
Utah High Court Hears Suit Against Killer's Doctors |
| The Utah Supreme Court is currently hearing a case filed by two children whose mother was gunned down by their father in 2009 as a result of, the suit says, the antidepressant medication the man was prescribed by his doctor. The suit raises the question of "do health care providers have a duty to consider how treatment of a patient may affect that patient's family?" The suit alleges doctors knew the medication they prescribed would be helpful, but also could result in dangerous psychiatric complications. Melinda Rogers, The Salt Lake Tribune 11/02/2011 | Read Article: The Salt Lake Tribune |
Jury: Cap Metro Driver Owes $3M for Wreck; Agency's Liability Unclear |
| A Travis County jury decided Tuesday that a driver of a Capital Metro bus owes about $3 million for a 2008 crash in Austin that left a 3-year-old boy with severe brain injuries and permanent disabilities. The jury decided that Sharon M. Johnson, an employee of Capital Metro subcontractor First Transit, was 35 percent responsible for the injuries of Cade Calvert, who is now 6. It was not clear Tuesday what liability Capital Metro, First Transit or Capital Metro's insurer might have in the case. Clavert's attorney said that Capital Metro was not sued because of state law capping judgments for the agency at $100,000 per person. Ben Wear, Austin American Statesman 11/03/2011 | Read Article: Austin American Statesman |
Delaware County, OK Settles Lawsuit for $13.5M |
| Delaware County in OK commissioners voted on Wednesday to settle a lawsuit for $13.5 million that was brought against the sheriff by former female inmates who accused him of covering for jailers they said sexually molested them. The settlement money will be divided based on the severity of the sexual allegation. SHEILA STOGSDILL, Oklahoma City Oklahoman 11/03/2011 | Read Article: Oklahoma City Oklahoman |
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