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September 21, 2017

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Texas Tribune Daily Brief

The Brief for Sept 21
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CASSANDRA POLLOCK, Texas Tribune 09/21/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Issues

What Lurks in the Sludge that Harvey Left Behind?
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All over the Houston area, as Harvey's floodwaters receded, they left behind sludge â?? a mix of grit and debris picked up from streets and sewers and eroded bayou banks. Though that sediment sometimes appears to be as clean as sand â?? the large deposits in Buffalo Bayou Park are being described as "beaches" or "dunes" â?? it's definitely dirty, say experts. How dirty, though â?? and whether the sediment is contaminated and poses environmental and health hazards â?? is still being determined. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is testing the sediment only near known hazardous sites or industrial facilities, not in homes or in parks, said Andrew Keese, a media spokesperson.
Allyn West, Texas Tribune 09/21/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Report: Hackers Snooping Inside Equifax Since March
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Hackers roamed undetected in Equifax Inc.â??s computer network for more than four months before its security team uncovered the massive data breach, the security firm FireEye Inc. said this week in a confidential note Equifax sent to some of its customers.
AnnaMaria Andriotis & Robert McMillan, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 09/21/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

Homeowners Join Lawsuit Against Crosby Chemical Plant
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Eleven plaintiffs and a new defendant were added Wednesday to a lawsuit against Arkema Inc., an international chemical company whose plant near Houston spewed clouds of smoke from a series of chemical fires earlier this month after it was inundated by six feet of floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey. The updated lawsuit alleges that Arkema and the new defendant, Bureau Veritas â?? an air quality monitoring company that Arkema contracted to conduct testing in the vicinity of the plant â?? failed to properly advise first responders and neighbors about the dangers of fumes from the fires, which spewed black smoke high above the plant in Crosby.
EMMA PLATOFF, Texas Tribune 09/21/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Seat Belt Malfunction on Six Flags Ride Causes Girl's Injuries, Says Lawsuit
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A New Jersey couple has filed a lawsuit over an injury their daughter suffered while on a ride at Six Flags Great Adventure. The lawsuit alleges that the girl's seatbelt disengaged while she was on the roller coaster, which leaves riders briefly suspended up-side down. When the seat belt malfunctioned, the child had to "struggle to hold onto the shoulder bar in order to keep her body in the seat while the rollercoaster proceeded through its course," says the lawsuit. The plaintiffs state that their daughter suffered "serious, severe and permanent" injuries, including shoulder, cervical, thoracic and lumbar strains and sprains, as well as "severe shock to her emotional, psychological and nervous systems." Named as defendant in the lawsuit is Six Flags.
Matt Gray, NJ.com 09/18/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Veterans Affairs Facing Pilot's Misdiagnosis Lawsuit
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A man from Kansas City has filed a lawsuit alleging that he lost his job as a pilot after he was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder by a Veterans Affairs doctor. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas City seeks $35 million on behalf of the plaintiff. The recently filed suit is a refiling of a lawsuit that was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff last September. The lawsuit alleges that for 10 years, the plaintiff believed that he suffered from bipolar disorder, during which time he was medically retired from his job as a pilot. After another doctor evaluated the plaintiff and determined that he did not have the disorder, the former pilot filed suit over his previous misdiagnosis.
Tony Rizzo, Kansas City Star 09/19/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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