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. |
Parents File Suit over Child's Gender Reassignment | | A South Carolina couple has filed a lawsuit against the state over the gender reassignment surgery performed on their adopted son when he was just a year old. The boy, who is now eight, was born with both male and female reproductive organs. Because he was born into foster care, doctors made a decision to remove his male organ. Though he was raised as a girl, the child now self-identifies as a boy. The lawsuit claims the decision of the doctors to perform the surgery was careless and not approved by a judge. Staff Report, The Huffington Post 09/12/2013 | Read Article: The Huffington Post |
Medical Journal Accused of Tilting Malpractice Verdict | | A federal appeals court is weighing whether medical malpractice plaintiffs who lost birth-injury cases in which the defense relied on a medical article the plaintiffs believe is false can sue the doctors who wrote it and the publishers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit must decide whether to revive the plaintiffs' case under a Massachusetts consumer protection law that allows for treble damages. Sheri Qualters , The National Law Journal - $$ Subscription Required 09/13/2013 | Read Article: The National Law Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) |
Hospital Infections Cost U.S. $10B a Year | | Infections acquired in the hospital cost the U.S. health care system $10 billion a year, new findings show. Past studies have pegged the annual cost of treating those infections at $20 billion to $40 billion, so the new numbers show progress is being made, Dr. Eyal Zimlichman of The Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, one of the new study's authors, told Reuters Health. Nevertheless, he said, much more can be done. Anne Harding, Reuters, Yahoo News 09/13/2013 | Read Article: Yahoo News |
UT Southwestern Demotes Pediatric Urology Leader Who Brought Alleged Sex Abuser to Children's Medical Center | | The British penile reconstruction expert lost his medical license after regulators found that he sexually abused young patients. Then a UT Southwestern Medical Center official arranged a short teaching stint for him at a Dallas children's hospital. These are among the revelations in records recently obtained by The Dallas Morning News. It's the second case to emerge this year in which some UTSW officials turned a blind eye to physicians who'd been disciplined over abuse complaints. UTSW said last night that it has demoted the head of its large pediatric urology division, Dr. Warren Snodgrass who was responsible for bringing Aivar Bracka to Children's Medical Center Dallas. Brooks Egerton (blog), The Dallas Morning News 09/13/2013 | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
Court Filings Escalate Suit Over Fatal Zoo Mauling | | The parents of a 2-year-old boy who was fatally attacked by a group of African wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo filed a lawsuit back in May accusing the zoo and the Zoological Society of Pittsburgh of wrongful death and negligence. This week, the zoo filed a response stating that the dangers of the exhibit were clearly marked and that the child's death was a direct result of his mother's "negligence and/or recklessness." The family's lawsuit is seeking a minimum of $300,000 in damages. Jonathan Barnes, Reuters 09/12/2013 | Read Article: Reuters |
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