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Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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The
Brief for Nov 21 |
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In
today's Brief: Will South Texas stay true to its moderate ways, or will it
pick a more progressive candidate? Also, Texas officials have created a new
hub for 2020 Census support.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 11/21/2019
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Texas Tribune
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Uber
Videotaping Rides |
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For
several months, some Uber passengers in Texas have been recorded on video as
they have been driven to their destinations. The video has been stored online
and could have been reviewed by members of Uber's safety staff if the driver
had reported a problem with the passenger. The video recordings are part of a
broad initiative at the ride-hailing company to capture more objective data
about what happens inside vehicles during Uber trips, where disputes between
riders and drivers often play out without witnesses.
Kate Conger, The New York Times 11/21/2019
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The New York Times
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PG&E
Offers $13.5 Billion to California Fire Victims |
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California's
utility company PG&E, now bankrupt, is offering $13.5 billion to victims of
wildfires across the state. The compensation package was made as part of a
restructuring plan for the company. The amount offered by PG&E matches the
amount Pacific Investment Management Co. and Elliott Management Corp. agreed
to pay to fire victims in a rival proposal.
Mark Chediak and Scott Deveau, Claims Journal 11/21/2019
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Claims Journal
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Lawsuit:
'Joyriding Problem' Led to Death at NorthPark Center Garages |
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A known
joyriding problem inside NorthPark Center garages led to the death of an
innocent bystander, a lawsuit filed Wednesday claims. The mall knew of a
"'Fast & Furious' joyriding problem... since at least 2011," eight years
before the death of a Chinese businessman inside one of the parking garages,
according to the civil suit. According to the suit, NorthPark Center
''knowingly tolerated,' and 'failed to make reasonable attempts to abate,'
joyriding by large groups meeting the definition of 'organized criminal
activity.'"
Marjorie Owens, WFAA.com 11/21/2019
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WFAA.com
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Broward
County Jury Awards Man $157M From Tobacco Giants in Death of Spouse |
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A Florida
jury has awarded a gay man more than $157 million in a wrongful death lawsuit
after his husband died from lung cancer caused by smoking cigarettes, in what
an attorney said is the first such case involving a same-sex married couple. A
Broward County jury Friday ordered tobacco giants R.J. Reynolds and Philip
Morris to pay his spouse, Bryan Rintoul, $157.4 million, including $9 million
in compensatory damages.
Janelle Griffith, NBCNewYork.com 11/21/2019
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NBCNewYork.com
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Helicopter
Company Must pay $14.6M After 2 Workers Fall to Death |
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A jury
has orderes an Oregon helicopter company to pay $14.6 million to the families
of two California men who plummeted to their deaths when a nylon rope
suspending them from a helicopter in Louisiana broke. The Oregonian/OregonLive
reports jurors found Winco Powerline Services of Aurora responsible for the
multimillion-dollar verdict after 26-year-old Travis Chiokai and 27-year-old
Nicholas Gamalski died Nov. 7, 2017.
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Yahoo News 11/21/2019
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Yahoo News
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Mexican
El Paso Mass Shooting Victims File Suit Against Walmart |
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Representatives
of families and victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso,
Texas, have filed a lawsuit against the store chain. Mexico's Foreign
Relations Department said Wednesday it is assisting the 10 Mexican plaintiffs
in the suit, filed in El Paso. The lawsuit claims Walmart 'did not take
reasonable and necessary measures to protect its customers.'
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Yahoo News 11/21/2019
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Yahoo News
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Judge
Advances Ex-Arkansas Student's Rape Lawsuit |
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A
federal judge ruled a former University of Arkansas student can move ahead
with a lawsuit alleging school officials acted with 'deliberate indifference'
after she reported being sexually assaulted by another student in her dorm
room. U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III's ruling on Monday came after the
university's attorneys filed a motion seeking summary judgment in favor of the
university.
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Yahoo News 11/21/2019
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Yahoo News
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Beaumont
Daycare Ordered to Pay $2M for Child's Burns |
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Early Learning Center in Beaumont, TX has been ordered to pay a $2 million
settlement to the family of an 8-month-year-old girl scalded by hot water
while under its supervision. The infant was flown to Shriners Hospital for
Children in Galveston in October of 2017 and treated for second and third
degree burns after a Crock-Pot used to warm bottles was tipped over onto the
child.
Jacob Dick, Beaumont Enterprise 11/15/2019
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Beaumont Enterprise
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