Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Business Lobby Hopes Trump Undoes Regulation, Limits Litigation |  | Some legal experts say that President Trump and a Republican Congress have a chance to roll back federal agency prohibitions on mandatory arbitration clauses, enact legislation to restrict private lawsuits and undo laws already on the books, including Obamacare and Dodd-Frank financial reform. â??We have an opportunity to change the course of actions that have been barreling down on us,â?? said Lisa Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamberâ??s Institute for Legal Reform. â??We will try to be really focused. This is not pie-in-the-sky time.â??
Alison Frankel, Reuters 11/10/2016    | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Louisiana Mother Files Bullying Injury Lawsuit Against School District | | A Louisiana mother has filed a lawsuit alleging that her son's bullying injury resulted in an emergency brain surgery. The lawsuit filed against Ascension Parish public school district alleges that the boy was bullied and subsequently severely injured by several of his fellow band members at Donaldsonville High. The complaint alleges that the boy was chased and pushed down by the other students, who had thrown water bottles at the boy's head. The 14-year-old boy, who already had developmental delays and is a part of his school's special education program, had to undergo emergency brain surgery following the incident due to "blunt force trauma" to his head.
Ellyn Couvillion, The Advocate 11/03/2016 | | Read Article: The Advocate |
| Airbnb, HomeAway Face Legal Blow in Lawsuit Against San Francisco | | Airbnb and HomeAway have suffered a blow in the latest legal battle with the companies' home town of San Francisco. A federal judge recently ruled that the companies failed to prove that San Francisco's recent crackdown on regulations violated the rights of Airbnb and HomeAway. U.S. District Judge James Donato said in an 18-page decision issued Tuesday, that the companies failed to prove that their rights had been violated by the city, however, the ordinance would remain suspended for now because the city lacks a "functional verification systemâ?? to enforce the law.
Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle 11/08/2016 | | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle |
| Volvo Recalls Vehicles in US, Canada for Seat Belt Problem | | Volvo is recalling about 79,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because the front passenger seat belt may not hold people in a crash. The recall covers certain S60, S90, V60, XC60 and XC90 vehicles from the 2016 and 2017 model years.
Associated Press, Houston Chronicle 11/10/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
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