| | 2013 Making a Difference Award | | TTLA is now accepting nominations for the “Making a Difference Award†which is periodically awarded at the discretion of the TTLA Executive Committee and recognizes a client (past or present) of a TTLA member whose actions demonstrates the critical role of the civil justice system in protecting the rights of Texas families. Nominees should demonstrate a desire to promote the public good through the civil justice system and best exemplify the attributes of a true advocate. Nomination deadline is November 1, 2013. Click on the headline to download the nomination form. | | 2013 Legends CLE: "Tales From the Crypt" October 30 - 31 in Austin | | Back by popular demand, our Second Annual Legends Seminar brings you "Tales From the Crypt," October 30 - 31, 2013 in Austin at the Four Seasons Hotel. This year's underwriters - Fibich, Hampton, Leebron, Briggs & Josephson; The Gallagher Law Firm; Payne Mitchell Law Group and Watts Guerra - dug deep to bring you the power of over 800 years of legal experience to add to your cauldron of trial strategies. Click on the headline to learn more and register. | | Ruling in Oil Claim Lawsuit Sides with Gulf Keystone | |  | | A lawsuit which was filed by former U.S. Special Forces captain seeking his stake in Gulf Keystone's Iraqi oil fields reached a ruling today. The soldier "said that he took the idea to Gulf Keystone and was promised a 30 percent share that he argued was worth $1.6 billion." The judge presiding over the case ruled that the soldier's company did not live up to its obligations set forth in its contract with Gulf Keystone.
Kit Chellel, Bloomberg 09/10/2013    | | Read Article: Bloomberg | | Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Reaches $1.5M Settlement | | | | The parents of a girl who was repeatedly molested by a minister at a North Carolina Catholic church have reached a $1.5 million settlement in their lawsuit against Diocese of Charlotte. The lawsuit alleged that the church "had a pattern of hiring and protecting sexual predators" which led to the abuse of their 13-year-old daughter. The minister was arrested in 2009 for "taking indecent liberties with a child" and was sentenced to 28 years in prison in 2011. The lawsuit granted $1.2 million to the child and $340,000 to the parents.
Romando Dixson, Asheville Citizen-Times 09/09/2013 | | Read Article: Asheville Citizen-Times | | Woman Files Lawsuit over MS Drug Side Effects | | | | A woman from Hanover, Massachusetts who suffered a rare brain infection as a result of taking a drug to handle her multiple sclerosis filed a lawsuit on Friday against the maker of the drug. The plaintiff, who was a manager at a bank and enjoyed modeling, says she cannot complete everyday tasks and has had to move back in with her mother as a result of the brain infection. The lawsuit alleges that the manufacturer did not adequately warn users about the harsh side effects of prolonged use of the drug.
Robert Weisman, Boston Globe 09/10/2013 | | Read Article: Boston Globe | | Lawyer and Bondsman Brother Face Civil Barratry Lawsuit | | | | A Houston lawyer and his firm, along with his bondsman brother and his bail bonding co., face a civil barratry lawsuit filed against them on Aug. 28. William Carter, a Harris County resident, alleges in a petition he filed on Aug. 28 that, when he sought a bail quote from Kubosh Bail Bonding, he was provided a quote that also included attorney services. Carter alleges in the petition the defendants' conduct constitutes civil barratry and violates the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.
Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, Texas Lawyer 09/10/2013 | | Read Article: Texas Lawyer | | Dirty Medicine | | | | Explores how breaking into the medical supply market has always been tough, in part because for decades the business has been dominated by a handful of behemoth suppliers.
Mariah Blake, The Washington Monthly 08/30/2013 | | Read Article: The Washington Monthly($) | | |
