Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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The
Brief for Oct 16 |
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today's Brief: The Texas Tribune is working with ProPublica to create a team
of watchdogs in Texas. Also, a recording released Tuesday showed that Texas
House Speaker offered media access to Empower Texans and suggested it target
certain Republicans.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 10/16/2019
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Uber
and Lyft Face Suit Over Fullerton Crash That Injured Nine |
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Uber and
Lyft are facing a lawsuit over a February car crash in Fullerton, California,
that injured nine people. The lawsuit was filed by three sisters who were
injured when a pickup driver veered onto a sidewalk and struck nine people.
The lawsuit alleges Uber and Lyft drivers contributed to the crash by parking
illegally on the street. The lawsuit was filed by the three women in Orange
County Superior Court. A similar lawsuit was filed by another crash victim in
April.
Staff Report, MyNewsLA.com 10/15/2019
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Formosa
Plastics to Pay $50M Settlement to Texas Residents |
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Formosa
Plastics has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit in which a judge
ruled the company illegally dumped billions of plastic pellets and other
pollutants into Lavaca Bay and other waterways, according to the settlement.
In addition to the financial settlement, the company agreed to comply with
'zero discharge' of all plastics in the future and to clean up existing
pollution.
Stacy Fernåndez, Texas Tribune 10/16/2019
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Texas Tribune
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Missouri
Appeals Court Overturns $110M Johnson & Johnson Talc Verdict |
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Missouri appeals court overturned a $110 million verdict against Johnson &
Johnson in a lawsuit by a Virginia woman who says she developed ovarian cancer
after decades of using of its talc-based products for feminine hygiene. The
ruling, which reverses a 2017 judgment in favor of the plaintiff, said that
the Missouri court lacked the authority to judge the case.
Reuters, Reuters 10/16/2019
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Judge
Says He Miscalculated Award by $107M in Opioid Case |
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Oklahoma judge on Tuesday acknowledged making a nearly $107 million
miscalculation in determining how much drug maker Johnson & Johnson must pay
the state to help address the state's opioid crisis. Following a hearing in
Cleveland County, District Judge Thad Balkman acknowledged making the error in
his August judgment in which he ordered the consumer products giant to pay the
state $572 million to address the opioid crisis.
SEAN MURPHY, AP, Yahoo News 10/16/2019
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Yahoo News
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