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September 7, 2017

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The Neuroscience of Social Decision Making: Using the focus group to better understand what will decide your case
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Worker's Compensation - Whatâ??s going on in D.C and how it may impact your practice
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List Server Tools and Tips Webinar
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Motor Vehicle Crash Cases: How to Identify and Prove This to Adjusters and Juries
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The Step-by-Step Practical Approach to Handling ERISA Subrogation Claims
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Drone Law: Property, Privacy, and Injury
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The AMA Guides Under Attack: Pennsylvania Declares Use of Guides Unconstitutional Delegation
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The Strike for Cause Method of Jury Selection
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.

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 7
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CASSANDRA POLLOCK, Texas Tribune 09/07/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Issues

Harvey Recovery Likely to Cause Workplace Safety Risks
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Recovering from Tropical Storm Harvey will be a dangerous process and can present multiple safety hazards to workers, according to experts. One of the biggest workplace safety risks will be employees completing unfamiliar tasks in the process of recovering from the storm, which made landfall on the Texas Gulf coast as a Category 4 hurricane. The most immediate workers compensation implication will be workers who are injured helping to fix damage caused by the storm, according to experts.
Joyce Famakinwa, Business Insurance 09/07/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

Fort Worth Family Says Boy Scouts Responsible for Son's Hiking Death in lawsuit
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A recently filed lawsuit in Dallas County District Court blames negligence on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America for the death of a Fort Worth teen three months ago. Reid Comita,15, died from heat stroke while hiking at Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch in June. The new lawsuit outlines a series of allegations surrounding Reid's death, namely that he was "...sent on an extremely aggressive hike" in temperatures hovering around 100 degrees with a heat index well over that. The Comita family had specifically signed Reid up for an introductory backpacking class, under adult supervision, because they felt it was the safest option for their son.
Todd Unger, WFAA.com 09/07/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Bullying, Assault Lawsuit to Challenge Tennessee Law Limiting Jury Award
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Legal experts say that a lawsuit against Tennessee's Brentwood Academy, which seeks $30 million for allegedly allowing a culture of bullying and sexual assault, could test the constitutionality of a controversial Tennessee law. The lawsuit will challenge a state law that bars plaintiffs from taking home more than $750,000 in a lawsuit, regardless of the amount awarded by a jury. "The statutory caps are an unconstitutional invasion into the right of a trial by jury and the jury's award of damages based on the evidence as triers of fact," stated an attorney for the plaintiff. The lawsuit was filed by the mother of a student at the Academy who allegedly suffered repeated sexual abuse by his classmates.
Stacey Barchenger and Dave Boucher, Tennessean 09/02/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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