Save the Date | TTLA Members: please mark your calendars to attend the TTLA Annual Membership Meeting & Board of Directors Meeting December 4th & 5th at the Sheraton in Austin. Details and registration information coming soon. | Car Wrecks CLE in Dallas, October 9, 2014 (8 hours MCLE with 1.5 hours ethics) | TTLA's CLE Committee has revamped our exceptional Car Wrecks program to bring you innovative, relevant topics and some exciting new speakers. From new issues like E-Filing, to fresh looks at opening & closing, voir dire and defense strategies, you'll come away with tips, insights & valuable information to give you the edge in your car wreck cases. Additionally, the TTLA Advocates Board of Directors is pleased to host a post-CLE Happy Hour. Click on the headline to learn more. | Texas Tribune Daily Brief | | Autism Discrimination Suit Against Disney Moved to Florida | | A lawsuit alleging that the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts discriminates against individuals with autism has been moved from California to Florida, per the company's request. The lawsuit alleges that the park's new program for special needs children, which formerly allowed children with autism to skip lines, discriminates against them by forcing them to wait in long lines, past what their conditions will allow. The company ended a program which allowed autistic park visitors to skip lines after families abused the policy by hiring special needs children to pretend to be family members. Disney argued for the transfer of the lawsuit by saying that while the park in California uses the program, it was actually developed in Florida. Paul Brinkmann, Orlando Sentinel 09/29/2014 | Read Article: Orlando Sentinel | Lawsuit: Infant Permanently Damaged by Circumcision | | A Georgia mother has filed suit against a Clayton County clinic and midwife after her son's circumcision left him permanently damaged. According to the lawsuit, due to the actions of the clinic and the midwife, the routine circumcision resulted in the partial amputation of the infant's penis. The lawsuit contends that the boy can no longer urinate normally and will likely not be able to have sex as an adult. So far, the medical bills have totaled about $20,000, some of which has been covered by the family's insurance. The lawsuit seeks "monetary damages for physical and mental pain and suffering, for medical expenses and costs of care and equipment for the child and any lost income he may suffer as an adult." Rhonda Cook, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 09/29/2014 | Read Article: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Lawsuit Alleges VA Failed to Pay Workers Overtime | | A New Jersey nurse has filed suit against Veterans Affairs alleging that she and others are not being paid for overtime hours. According to the lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court, the plaintiff and other government workers were paid less than one and a half times their regular pay rate for working over 40 hours a week. The lawsuit alleges that the VA failed to pay the workers the appropriate amount for overtime by "failing to take into account different pay rates for working nights, weekends and holidays." The lawsuit further contends that the workers were denied overtime pay if they worked less than fifteen minutes over the 40 hour work week. Thomas Zambito, NJ.com 09/29/2014 | Read Article: NJ.com | VA Settles Complaints by 3 Phoenix Whistleblowers | | The Veterans Affairs Department said Monday it has settled complaints filed by three employees who faced retaliation after filing whistleblower complaints about the troubled Phoenix VA hospital. The employees were among the first to report widespread wrongdoing at the Phoenix hospital, including chronic delays for veterans seeking care and falsified waiting lists covering up those delays. Similar problems were soon identified at other VA medical facilities across the country. The three employees will remain with the VA and received what the special counsel's office called "full and fair relief." Exact terms of the settlements were not disclosed, although at least two of the cases include financial payments to the employees. Associated Press, Boston Herald 09/30/2014 | Read Article: Boston Herald | Wal-Mart: Tracy Morgan's Injuries in Deadly Crash Were His Fault | | Retail giant Wal-Mart says actor Tracy Morgan should blame himself for the injuries he suffered in a June crash because he chose not to wear a seat belt. Morgan, 45, sued Wal-Mart for negligence after the June 7 smashup with a store delivery truck that left him critically injured and killed a friend. He claimed Wal-Mart was at fault for the horrific accident, which occurred when one of its tractor-trailers rammed into Morganâ??s limousine bus. In his lawsuit, Morgan argues that the retail company was culpable because Kevin Roper, the truck driver, had been awake for more than 24 hours at the time of the crash. Morgan also said the manâ??s commute â?? 700 miles from his home in Georgia to work in Delaware â?? was â??unreasonable.â?? Wal-Mart denied any responsibility for the auto accident in its response Monday and rebutted all the claims in Morganâ??s lawsuit. Ginger Adams Otis, New York Daily News 09/30/2014 | Read Article: New York Daily News | Toyota Recalls 690,000 Pickups to Fix Rear Springs | | Toyota says it is recalling 690,000 Tacoma pickup trucks because the rear leaf springs could break, puncture the gas tank and cause a fire. The recall covers Tacoma Four-by-Four and Pre-Runner pickups from the 2005 through 2011 model years. The automaker says the leaf springs can fracture due to stress and corrosion. They can move out of position and come into contact with surrounding components, including the gas tank. Wire Reports, Houston Chronicle 09/30/2014 | Read Article: Houston Chronicle | | |