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Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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| The
Brief for Sept 4 |
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In
today's Brief: Abbott faces pressure after Odessa shooting and Castro reveals
$10 trillion climate plan.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 09/04/2019   
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| Woman
Sues Over "Violent" Head Injury at Disneyland's Space Mountain |
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An Alaska
resident has filed suit alleging she suffered a head injury on the Space
Mountain ride at California's Disneyland. According to the lawsuit, the woman
'violently struck' her head against a low concrete ceiling after the coaster
malfunctioned and the ride was diverted into a dimly lit maintenance tunnel.
An attendant failed to mention the low ceiling as riders were exiting, alleges
the complaint. The injury lawsuit was filed in California federal court and
seeks $3 million.
Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register 09/03/2019
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Orange County Register
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| Austin
Man Who Survived Home Explosion Files Suit Against Texas Gas Service |
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An Austin
man who survived a gas explosion in his southeast Austin home is suing Texas
Gas Service for negligence. So is the estate of his longtime girlfriend who he
lost that day in 2018. The lawsuit alleges that a "cracked and heavily
corroded pipe" by Texas Gas Service was responsible for causing the explosion.
And its "dilapidated and crumbling infrastructure creates a significant risk."
Terri Gruca, KVUE-TV 09/04/2019
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KVUE-TV
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| Federal
Suit Filed Over Southern Baptist Seminary Student Accused of Rape |
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A former
seminarian described in a lawsuit as repeatedly raping a fellow student at
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth later allegedly choked
and threatened to kill another woman in Oklahoma and committed other crimes
soon after leaving the school, public records show. In her pending federal
lawsuit, that former student, identified only as Jane Roe, claims that Paige
Patterson, then the seminary president and a nationally-known Southern Baptist
leader, humiliated her when she reported the rapes to him and endangered her
by sharing confidential information with her alleged attacker in 2015.
Lise Olsen , Houston Chronicle 09/04/2019
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Houston Chronicle
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| Opioid
Epidemic: Parkland Leads Group of Texas Hospitals in Suing Drug Companies
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Dallas
County's Parkland Health & Hospital System is among 29 Texas-based hospitals
suing a host of drug companies, accusing them of creating an epidemic that has
burdened health care systems with the steep costs of treating patients with
opioid-related conditions. The lawsuit, which will be filed in Dallas County,
accuses over 40 opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers â?? including
Johnson & Johnson, Purdue Pharma, McKesson Corp. and Abbott Laboratories â?? of
negligence, fraud and civil conspiracy.
Dana Branham, The Dallas Morning News 09/04/2019
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The Dallas Morning News
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| Michigan
Bans Flavored Electronic Cigarettes |
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Michigan
will become the first state in the nation to ban flavored e-cigarettes
Wednesday in a move Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says is aimed at protecting youth.
The ban, reported Wednesday by the Washington Post, will take effect
immediately and last for six months, at which point it is up for renewal.
State legislators will push for something more permanent in the meantime.
The move will ban online and retail sales of sweet, fruity, minty and
menthol-flavored vaping products, but will not apply to tobacco flavors, the
Post reports. Michigan businesses have 30 days to comply with the
order.
Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, USA Today
09/04/2019
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USA Today
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| Two
Killed in Crane Accident at Baytown Industrial Facility, Lawsuit
Filed |
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A lawsuit
has been filed against the company that operates a Texas industrial facility
where two workers died in an accident. Two men working at the Baytown facility
were killed when a large piece of metal equipment weighing more than 21,500
pounds fell from a crane and crushed them. The lawsuit asks for more than $1
million in monetary relief on behalf of the family of one of the men killed.
Named as defendants in the complaint are Spitzer Industries, its Curtis Kelly
division, and G&C Steel Fabricators.
Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle 08/26/2019
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Houston Chronicle
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