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September 13, 2017

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List Server Tools and Tips Webinar
14
Sep
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Motor Vehicle Crash Cases: How to Identify and Prove This to Adjusters and Juries
19
Sep
The Step-by-Step Practical Approach to Handling ERISA Subrogation Claims
26
Sep
Drone Law: Property, Privacy, and Injury
27
Sep
Premises Liability Cases - The Basics
3
Oct
The AMA Guides Under Attack: Pennsylvania Declares Use of Guides Unconstitutional Delegation
4
Oct
The Strike for Cause Method of Jury Selection
12
Oct
Low Cost Medical Records Under HITECH/HIPAA
Announcements

TTLA's Texas Family Safety Foundation Hurricane Relief Fund
TTLA has established the Texas Family Safety Foundation Hurricane Relief Fund to raise funds for local relief agencies in the communities affected by Hurricane Harvey. All proceeds will go to support organizations providing assistance to families and businesses in the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey. To make a contribution, click on the headline.

2017 TTLA Car Wrecks Seminars
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. Seminar registration is open to all TTLA members and those who qualify for membership. This course is open to PARALEGALS for certification and recertification. Click on the headline to learn more.

TTLA Sustaining Membership Drive, September 20 in Dallas
The August 30 Membership Drives in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio brought in 30 new members and helped many of you raise your 2017 Board dues. Thank you to everyone who helped grow the family last week! And now� Another opportunity to raise your Board dues: We have scheduled a Sustaining Membership Drive on September 20 at Payne Mitchell in Dallas. Click on the headline to learn more.

Check Out the TTLA Hurricane Harvey Support Page
TTLA Hurricane Harvey Support Page has information on our relief efforts, Harvey-Related Emergency Orders from the Texas Supreme Court and from the Texas Department of Insurance-Division of Workers' Compensation Commissioner. Click on the headline to learn more.

Texas Tribune Daily Brief

The Brief for Sept 13
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CASSANDRA POLLOCK, Texas Tribune 09/13/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Issues

Wells Fargo CEO â?˜Can't Promiseâ?? New Reviews Won't Find Issues
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The battering Wells Fargo & Co. has taken over the past year from multiple scandals in its consumer operations might not be finished, Chief Executive Officer Tim Sloan said. â??Weâ??ve been very focused on opening every drawer and turning over every rock in the company,â?? Sloan said Tuesday at an investor conference in New York, where many of the questions focused on recent damage to the bankâ??s reputation. â??I canâ??t promise you that itâ??s exactly over with.â??
Laura J Keller, Bloomberg 09/13/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

OH High Court: Apology Expressing Fault Can't Be Used in Lawsuits
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The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that an apology by a medical provider that includes an admission of liability can't be used in a later lawsuit against the provider. At issue in the court's Tuesday decision was the state's "apology law," which already bars using apologies in lawsuits. The new question before the court was whether an apology that includes an expression of fault can also be kept out of lawsuits.
ASSOCIATED PRESS, The New York Times 09/13/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Insurance

Insurance Companies Sense an Opportunity
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Insurance companies cover businesses and individuals when disasters strike. Thatâ??s their value. But in the past few years there have been fewer big disasters. When there are fewer disasters people start questioning the value of having insurance. Demand has stagnated and so premiums have been flat. Competitors, smelling blood, have entered the field offering discounted rates. All of this has contributed to profit challenges for existing insurers. But not anymore. The recent big disasters in Texas and Florida will surely require big insurance payouts. But with these payouts comes an opportunity: the chance to finally increase premiums.
Gene Marks , The Washington Post 09/13/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Wrongful Death

Parents Blame Parachute Defect in Death of Soldier Son
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The family of a U.S. Special Forces soldier who died during a skydiving exercise has filed suit against manufacturer of the parachute the soldier was using during the fatal incident. The 29-year-old soldier fell to his death during the training exercise over the Olympic Peninsula in Washington on Sept. 11, 2015. His body was found in the woods after a 10-hour search. The lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court on Monday against Airborne Systems North America alleges that a stitching defect in the parachute is to blame for the soldier's death.
Kelly Puente, Orange County Register 09/12/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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