| | 2012 Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE, December 6-7 at the Four Season's Hotel, Austin | | Formerly the TTLA Annual Conference, our December event is now the Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE! We've streamlined this event and we're now offering a one-day Advanced PI CLE, along with the Annual Membership & Board Meeting, President's Luncheon, and a spectacular Holiday Party with dinner and dancing with the famous Lee Roy Parnell. Click on the headline to learn more! | | Have You Voted? | | Find early voting locations in your county, the last day to early vote is November 2. | | Examining the Work of State Courts: An Analysis of 2010 State Court Caseloads | | National Center of State Courts: The analysis presented here is based on the data provided by staff of the Administrative Offices of the Courts and the Appellate Court Clerks’ Offices. Statewide aggregate caseload data and reporting practices, population trends, and a detailed explanation of the Court Statistics Project methodology are available on this site. Click on the headline to access the report. | | Exonerated Man Says Police Framed Him | |  | | A man wrongfully convicted of a rape and murder in 1992 has filed a lawsuit against Lake County, Ill., law enforcement officials after being exonerated. The man, who spent 20 years in prison, claims he was framed by police and coerced him into a false confession, feeding him details of the crimes. The man was exonerated by DNA evidence.
Steve Mills, Chicago Tribune 10/30/2012    | | Read Article: Chicago Tribune | | Kings Player Settles Suit with Exercise Ball Maker | | | | The Sacramento Kings and player Francisco Garcia have reached a settlement in a lawsuit against the manufacturer of an exercise ball that injured Garcia. In the suit, Garcia says he was balancing on the ball and lifting weights when it "exploded," causing him to fall, suffering a fractured right arm. The terms of the settlement were undisclosed.
Denny Walsh, The Sacramento Bee 10/31/2012 | | Read Article: The Sacramento Bee | | Teacher Rape Lawsuit Settled for $91,000 | | | | A school district in Billings, Mont., will pay $91,000 to settle a lawsuit with the family of a female student who killed herself in 2010 after being raped by a teacher. The teacher was charged with three felony accounts of sexual intercourse without consent. The suit accused the district of "improper hiring/supervision" of the teacher.
Wire Report, San Francisco Chronicle 10/31/2012 | | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle | | August Busch IV Settles Wrongful Death Suit | | | | A judge has approved a $1.75 million wrongful death settlement between former beer baron August Busch IV and the family of his former girlfriend, who died from a drug overdose in 2010. The 27-year-old woman died from an overdose of the painkiller oxycodone while at Busch's mansion; police determined the overdose was accidental. Much of the settlement will be put into an annuity for the woman's son.
Nicholas J.C. Pistor, St. Louis Post Dispatch 10/31/2012 | | Read Article: St. Louis Post Dispatch | | |
