| | | | | Announcements | | | My TTLA - Enhance Your User Experience | | We’ve made improvements to the TTLA website that we think will make your user experience better. With the new ‘My TTLA’ page, we’ve created a place where you can manage your ttla.com account from one single page. Click on headline to learn more. | Laws/Cases | | | Boy, 13, Wrongly Assaulted, Handcuffed By Police | | A professor at Northwestern has filed a lawsuit against the Evanston police department after his 13-year-old son was handcuffed by officers last month on suspected burglary charges. The suit claims officers profiled the boy - who was not the suspect - because he is African American; other than that, he looked nothing like the suspect. The suit accuses the officer of assault, unreasonable search and seizure and false imprisonment. John P. Huston , Chicago Tribune 09/26/2012 | Read Article: Chicago Tribune | Products | | | Trader Joe's Peanut Butter Recalled | | Trader Joe’s and Sunland, Inc. have announced a recall of Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter after it was determined the product could be linked to a Salmonella outbreak. The recall will also cover almond butter and other peanut butter products made on the same product line. It is unclear if any illnesses are directly linked to the product. Martin Weil, The Washington Post 09/24/2012 | Read Article: The Washington Post | Class Action | | | Settlement Reached over Coppertone Sunscreen Suit | | Merck & Co has agreed to settle a nearly-decade old lawsuit over false claims made about the benefits of Coppertone sunscreen products. Merck will no longer use the terms "sunblock," "waterproof," "sweatproof," "all day" and/or "all day protection" in the marketing or labeling of the products. The company will also pay a sum between $3 million and $10 million as a settlement. Staff Report, Reuters 09/25/2012 | Read Article: Reuters | Wrongful Death | | | Death in Megabus Crash Prompts Lawsuit | | The family of a 25-year-old University of Missouri graduate who was killed in a Megabus crash south of Chicago last month have filed a lawsuit against the bus company. Causes for the crash have not yet been determined. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. Bridget Doyle, Chicago Tribune 09/26/2012 | Read Article: Chicago Tribune | Police, Jail Officials Responsible for Boy's Death | | A relative of a 16-year-old boy murdered in Modesto, Calif., in March has filed a lawsuit against the Ceres Police Department, the Stanislaus County Jail, the Sheriff's and Probation departments and others. The suit claims the department released the man allegedly responsible for the murder with the knowledge that he had made death threats against the boy's family and was a danger to them. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. Marijke Rowland , Modesto Bee 09/24/2012 | Read Article: Modesto Bee | | | | | | Published by TRIALSMITH, Litigation Tools for Trial Lawyers 5113 Southwest Parkway, Suite 285, Austin, TX 78735 You received this email because you are subscribed to this service from your trial lawyers association. • Unsubscribe • Search National Litigation Bank • 800-443-1757 | |