Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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Brief for Nov 12 |
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In
today's Brief: How have Texas lawmakers and the public responded to the
state's shootings in the past decade? Also, is U.S. Rep. Kay Granger in
trouble of losing her seat?
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 11/12/2019   
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| Investigation:The
Priest Next Door |
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A USA
TODAY review of more than 1,200 priests, Catholic brothers and Catholic school
officials accused of sexual abuse found that most have moved on with their
lives with little oversight or accountability. Their movements are unchecked
by both the government and the Catholic Church because statute of limitation
laws in many states make it nearly impossible for victims to pursue criminal
charges.
Lindsay Schnell & Sam Ruland, USA Today 11/12/2019
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| Hospitals
Are Suing for Payment |
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Hospitals
across the country are increasingly suing patients for unpaid bills, a step
many institutions were long unwilling to take.In some places, major hospitals
now file hundreds or even thousands of lawsuits annually. Those cases strain
court systems and often end in wage garnishments for patients.
Sarah Kliff, The New York Times 11/04/2019
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| Google's
â?˜Project Nightingale' Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of
Americans |
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Google is
engaged with one of the U.S.'s largest health-care systems on a project
'Project Nightingale' to collect and crunch the detailed personal-health
information of millions of people across 21 states. Google began Project
Nightingale in secret last year with St. Louis-based Ascension. Neither
patients nor doctors have been notified. At least 150 Google employees already
have access to much of the data on tens of millions of patients, according to
a person familiar with the matter and the documents.
Rob Copeland, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription
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| UT
Study: Fracking May Be Causing TX Earthquakes |
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A new
study suggests for the first time that some Texas earthquakes ' specifically,
those in West Texas ' may indeed be connected to hydraulic fracturing, the
process of injecting fluid, sand and chemicals underground at high pressure to
release oil and gas.
Anna Kuchment, The Dallas Morning News 11/12/2019
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| Lawsuit
Filed Over 'Vigilante' Security Guard Who Shot Child Bystander |
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According
to a lawsuit, a "vigilante" security guard at a Houston T-Mobile store shot a
child. The security guard was chasing down a suspected thief when he fired 10
shots, hitting the child in the back of her father's car. The lawsuit states
the child was hit in the leg and had to relearn how to walk. The family has
filed a lawsuit against the company that owns the T-Mobile store.
Matt Dougherty, KHOU-TV 11/11/2019
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| Amtrak's
New Ticket Rules Bars Passengers From Suing |
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Passengers and
their survivors won a $265 million court settlement with Amtrak after a 2015
derailment in Philadelphia killed eight people and injured hundreds more. But
if such a crash happened today, the victims would not be able to sue. A clause
the Amtrak quietly added to its ticket purchases in January forces disputes
into arbitration with no right to go before a judge or jury.
SAM MINTZ, Politico 11/12/2019
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| High
Court Allows Sandy Hook Families to Move Forward in Suit Against
Remington |
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The
Supreme Court refused Tuesday to shield a major arms manufacturer from
potential liability in the 2012 school shooting that left 26 students and
educators dead in Newtown, Conn. The justices' action allows a lawsuit filed
by parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims to move forward at the
state level, on the allegation that Remington Arms Co. marketed the
military-style rifle used in the mass shooting "for use in assaults against
human beings."
Richard Wolf, USA Today 11/12/2019
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Widow Sues Boat Owner in Fire Off CA that Killed 34 |
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The widow
of a passenger who died in a fiery dive boat disaster that killed 34 people in
the waters off California sued the vessel's owners Monday.
Christine Dignam, whose husband, Justin Dignam, died when the Conception
caught fire Sept. 2 off the Santa Barbara coast, claimed that the boat was
unsafe.
The vessel didn't have adequate smoke detectors or firefighting equipment, it
lacked enough emergency exits, and a required night watch was not on duty when
the flames broke out in the middle of the night, according to the
wrongful-death lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles.
BRIAN MELLEY & STEFANIE DAZIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS, Yahoo News
11/12/2019
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| McDonald's
Employees File Class Action to Address 'Systemic' Sexual Harassment |
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A number
of McDonald's employees have filed a lawsuit seeking to address the sexual
harassment of workers. According to a press release on Tuesday, the workers
seek to force the chain to confront a 'systemic problem' of sexual harassment.
Over the last three years, more than 50 complaints have been filed by
McDonald's employees alleging illegal conduct. The proposed class action
complaint is backed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Time's Up
Legal Defense Fund.
Staff Report, Reuters 11/12/2019
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