| TTLA Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE Seminar December 2-4 | Mark your calendar and register today! TTLA Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE Seminar, December 2-4, Four Seasons Hotel, Houston. CLE speakers are confirmed and the program agenda is set. Registration is now open. Hotel room rate of $195 per night expires November 10. Reserve your room today using promo code CI1215LA or call 800-734-4114 and mention the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Click on the headline to learn more.
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| San Antonio Car Wrecks CLE Seminar, November 5, 2015 | Earn up to 7.25 hours MCLE credit including 1.0 hr ethics credit. TTLA's Car Wrecks CLE Seminar features practical, in-depth tips and strategies to help you WIN YOUR CASES. Come away with the tools you need to compete in the courtroom! Click on the headline to learn more and register.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Teacher Reprimanded for Reporting Student Complaint of Sexual Advance |  | A former Prosper Independent School District teacher filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging retaliation after she reported to police that a student told her another teacher made a sexual advance. The teacher, MariBeth Thomas, was castigated by school administrators at a meeting in March, the same day Thomas reported the accusation. Thomas recorded the meeting in which Prosper High School principal Greg Wright told her she should have only told the school district police. Wright emphasized several times that the image of the school was important.
Jennifer Emily, The Dallas Morning News 10/30/2015    | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Hormel Foods Recalls Some Skippy Peanut Butter | | The maker of Skippy peanut butter announced on Thursday it is voluntarily recalling certain jars of peanut butter that could contain metal shavings. Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling 153 cases of Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread amid concerns that it may be contaminated by "small pieces of metal shavings" the company said in a statement.
Mary Bowerman, USA Today 10/30/2015 | | Read Article: USA Today |
| Honda to Recall 300,000 Accords for Airbag Problem | | After an investigation by federal regulators, Honda said on Thursday that it would recall more than 300,000 2008-9 Accords because the side airbags could deploy without the vehicle being in a crash. Honda said it was aware of 19 minor injuries.
CHRISTOPHER JENSEN, The New York Times 10/30/2015 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Fiat Chrysler Recalls About 900K SUVs to Fix Airbags | | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said it was recalling nearly 900,000 vehicles around the world to fix issues related to airbag deployment and anti-lock braking systems. The company said it was recalling 284,089 model-year 2003 Jeep Liberty and 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees SUVs in the United States to replace some components linked to the deployment of airbags. The company said it was aware of seven injuries related to the problem but no accidents.
Reuters, Reuters 10/30/2015 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Penn. Family Files Suit Against Hospital Over Teen's Death | | The family of a Pennsylvania teenager who died during a cardiac episode has filed a lawsuit against the hospital which treated him in 2011. The 15-year-old basketball player suffered a cardiac episode and was taken to the Easton Hospital, where he was discharged. The boy died the day he was dismissed from the hospital. The lawsuit names as defendants Northampton Hospital LLC (Easton Hospital) and the physician who treated the boy. The lawsuit seeks funeral and burial expense reimbursement, emergency medical and hospital expense reimbursement, and other monetary damages.
Pamela Sroka-Holzmann, LehighValleyLive.com 10/30/2015 | | Read Article: LehighValleyLive.com |
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