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October 10, 2017

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Upcoming Online CLE
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NUTS & BOLTS OF PROPERTY INSURANCE
17
Oct
Traumatic Brain Injuries in Products Liability Cases
18
Oct
Expert Investigations Using Plaintiff Only Databases
19
Oct
Taking Your Jury to YouTube University: Using Video to Persuade and Educate Your Jurors
24
Oct
PRIVATE HOME & AUTO INSURANCE
25
Oct
Win Your Next Trial by Losing a Focus Group
31
Oct
WINDSTORM INSURANCE CLAIMS
7
Nov
FLOOD INSURANCE POLICIES
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Nov
Immigration Court 101
Announcements

Dallas Car Wreck CLE on October 12, 2017
October 12, 2017, Cityplace Events & Conference Center, Joe C Thompson Ampitheater, 2711 N Haskell Ave. TTLA's Car Wrecks Seminar is the must-attend program for practitioners of all experience levels. Come away with the tools you need to compete in the courtroom! CLE Seminar is open to the full TTLA Membership and those who qualify for membership. Click on the headline to learn more.

Harvey Insurance Claims 101 CLE Webinar Series
The Texas Trial Lawyers Association presents a 4-part CLE webinar series to give you the information you need to assist families and businesses affected by Hurricane Harvey with their insurance dispute. Each of these webinars is presented by experts in first party insurance.Each installment of the series is $50. Get the Bundle for $150 and save. Click on the headline to learn more and register.

TTLA Annual: What You Absolutely Positively Gotta Know About...
TTLA Annual CLE Seminar: Dec 7th & 8th at the =C3=89ilan Hotel and Spa, San Antonio, TX. Earn up to 9.00 hours MCLE credit including 1.75 hour Ethics credit. Click on the headline to learn more and register.

Texas Tribune Daily Brief

The Brief for Oct 10
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CASSANDRA POLLOCK, Texas Tribune10/10/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

Wife of Slain Pearland Police Officer Sued Over Death Benefits
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The common law wife of a Pearland police officer killed by a drunk driver must prove for a third time that she is legally entitled to receive death benefits from the City of Pearland's workers' compensation fund. The state association that handles the city's workers' compensation filed a lawsuit that aims to block payment of death benefits on behalf of Endy Ekpanya, killed on the job by a drunk driver on June 12, 2016. Attorneys from the TMLIRP are seeking a judge's ruling on whether Lucy Lugo is entitled to his workers' compensation benefits. Last March, a benefit review officer decided against TMLIRP and ruled Lucy Lugo was the common law wife and legal beneficiary of Ekpanya, who was killed by Amber Willemsen after Willemsen had left her job as a stripper. The risk pool lost a second time when an appeals panel again sided with Lugo, saying she presented sufficient evidence to prove she was Ekpanya's common-law wife as defined by state law. Lugo and other family members filed a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Willemsen and the owners of a strip club where Willemsen worked. The family's attorney said the risk pool has essentially jumped into the middle of the wrongful death lawsuit via recently-filed court documents in hopes of claiming a portion of any benefits paid to Lugo if the case is settled in favor of the family.
Kristi Nix, Houston Chronicle10/10/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Transgender Boy Denied Medical Services by Washington Hospital, Says Lawsuit
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A family from Washington has filed a lawsuit after their transgender son was denied medical services. The family has filed suit against PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham after it refused to cover transgender medical services for the boy. The federal lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, alleges that the defendant's blanket policy of refusing to pay for transgender medical services discriminates on the basis of sex and gender identity in violation of the Affordable Care Act.
Bob Young, Seattle Times10/05/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Mistrial Declared In Case Alleging Asbestos In J&J Talcum
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A California judge on Tuesday cut short a trial on a woman=E2=80=99s allegations that she developed mesothelioma from using Johnson & Johnson=E2=80=99s talcum powder products, declaring a mistrial because the woman mentioned the much-litigated connection between J&J=E2=80=99s talc and ovarian cancer during her testimony on Friday.
Daniel Siegal, Law360 ($)10/10/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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