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| TTLA Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE Seminar December 2-4 | Early Bird pricing ends soon for the TTLA Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE Seminar, December 2-4, Four Seasons Hotel, Houston. Join us for our final CLE program of 2015, TTLA's legendary networking events, and learn about our plans for 2016 at the Annual Meeting. Click on the headline to learn more & register.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Manslaughter Charges Filed in Deadly 2012 Platform Blast |  | A federal grand jury indicted two companies, Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC and Grand Isle Shipyards Inc, on involuntary manslaughter charges and three people also face charges in a deadly 2012 explosion and fire on an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico, the Justice Department said. Black Elk Energy's platform had been 'shut in' for several weeks and wasn't producing oil at the time of the blast, but workers were on the platform preparing to resume production.
Associated Press, Houston Chronicle 11/19/2015    | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Lawsuit: Men Injured by Exploding E-Cigarettes | | Three men have filed a lawsuit alleging that they were injured when the batteries inside their e-cigarettes exploded. The complaint cites injuries including shattered teeth, the loss of half a finger and second-degree burns. According to the lawsuit, about 90 percent of e-cigarette components are made by companies in China, who are not held accountable. The lawsuit was filed by the three men on Thursday and names the makers, wholesalers and retailers of e-cigarettes as defendants.
Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News 11/19/2015 | | Read Article: Los Angeles Daily News |
| Female Attorney Paid Less Than Male Counterpart, Suit Alleges | | A female attorney from New Mexico has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was paid significantly less than her male peer. The woman has filed her lawsuit against the 2nd Judicial Court alleging that her male counterpart was paid thousands of dollars more for the same work. The lawsuit further alleges that the plaintiff was retaliated against when she complained about the pay discrepancy. Also named as defendants in the lawsuit are the court's executive, the state and Attorney General Hector Balderas. The lawsuit cites a violation of the Fair Pay for Women Act and the Whistleblower Protection Act.
Scott Sandin, Albuquerque Journal 11/23/2015 | | Read Article: Albuquerque Journal |
| Home Depot Continued to Sell Recalled Items | | Home Depot and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced that Home Depot continued to sell recalled products. According to the announcement on Wednesday, Home Depot carried about two dozen items in its stores that had been subject to recalls. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission stated that the products could put consumers at risk for shocks and burns, among other things. The included products were recalled from 2012 until this year.
Tim Daraagh, NJ.com 11/18/2015 | | Read Article: NJ.com |
| Jury Awards $10.1M in Meningitis Malpractice Case | | A jury has awarded $10.1 million to a Pennsylvania mother and her son after doctors failed to diagnose his bacterial meningitis. The lawsuit alleges that doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia failed to give a timely diagnose to the boy when he was 11 months old. According to the complaint, the boy, now 6, suffers from hearing loss, language disorder, developmental and learning delays, and a loss of balance.
Chris Mondics, Philly.Com 11/19/2015 | | Read Article: Philly.Com |
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