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| IMPORTANT TTLA BOARD MEETING NOTICE |
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SPECIAL CALLED TTLA Board of Directors Meeting
Friday, September 11, 2009, 9:00 am – Noon, TTLA’s Williams Conference Center, Austin, TX. For more information contact Rhonda High 512-476-3852 or rhonda@ttla.com.
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| Laws/Cases |
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| Day Care Negligent in Child's Death, Lawsuit Says |
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A Pennsylvania day care and its owners were negligent in the death of a 2-year-old boy who died after being left in a parked minivan for more than six hours, a lawsuit filed by the boy’s parents claims. According to the lawsuit, Fairy Tales Daycare Center in Penndel was under a legal and moral obligation to protect the safety of the boy. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. Larry King, Philadelphia Inquirer 07/22/2009
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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| Judge Clears Wal-Mart Wage Settlement |
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A Washington state judge has granted final approval for a $35 million settlement over allegations that Wal-Mart forced employees to work through meal breaks and work off the clock. The Washington state accord is part of a nationwide $640 million settlement meant to resolve more than 60 individual wage and hour lawsuits. The Washington state settlement covers nearly 90,000 current and former Wal-Mart employees. Gene Johnson, Seattle Times 07/22/2009
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Seattle Times
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| Family Files Wrongful Death Claim Against Treatment Center |
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The family of a teenager who died last year at a church-run treatment center has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence on behalf of Catholic Charities Services Corporation and its staff. A coroner’s report concluded that the teen suffocated on her own vomit while being restrained. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for wrongful death. Kathy Antoniotti, Akron Beacon Journal 07/23/2009
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Akron Beacon Journal
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| Judge Orders Punitive Damages be Paid to Veteran's Estate |
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A federal judge has ordered the government to pay nearly $750,000 to the estate of a veteran who lost much of his vision during a 2006 surgical procedure. In an 18-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Tom Lee found that the Veterans Administration medical facility in Jackson, Miss. had used a chemical solution that caused severe burns on the plaintiff’s corneas. The facility then tried to cover up the error, according to reports. The award includes $500,000 in punitive damages, the maximum allowed under Mississippi law. Holbrook Mohr, Hattiesburg American 07/22/2009
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Hattiesburg American
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| Doctor Settles Suit Over Botched Surgery |
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A former doctor in Missouri has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle claims that he botched a 2006 colon procedure. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Michael Impey punctured John W. Campbell’s colon, an injury that caused the patient to subsequently lose about one foot of his colon. Impey, who has since lost his medical license, admitted that he had abused prescriptions drugs. Staff, St. Louis Post Dispatch 07/23/2009
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
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| Trucking Company Ordered to Pay for Fatal Wreck |
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An Alabama jury on Wednesday ordered a truck driver and his employer to pay $3.5 million to the family of a man killed in a rear-end collision. According to the lawsuit, the truck owned by Ken Gorum Trucking was traveling at an unsafe speed and with defective brakes when it slammed into James Sanderson’s van, pushing it into a logging truck stopped ahead. An attorney for the plaintiffs said the truck was going between 65 to 75 miles per hour at the time of the accident. Rick Harmon, The Montgomery Advertiser 07/23/2009
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The Montgomery Advertiser
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| Lawsuit Filed Over Drunken Driving Death |
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The family of a woman killed in an alleged drunken driving crash earlier this year has filed a lawsuit against the driver accused of responsibility. The defendant, Randy Archiquette, has been criminally charged in the death of Marie McFarland and another woman during a 30-minute crash spree. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for wrongful death. Tom Brennan, Tampa Tribune 07/22/2009
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Tampa Tribune
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| Products |
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| FDA Finds Carcinogens in Electronic Cigarettes |
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A new analysis by the Food and Drug Administration is casting doubt on the supposed safety of tobacco-free electronic cigarettes. Electronic cigarette manufacturers claim their products contain only nicotine, water vapor and an ingredient used to create artificial smoke. However, the FDA analysis concluded the devices contained known carcinogens and, in at least one case, an ingredient commonly used in antifreeze. Katie Zezima, The New York Times 07/22/2009
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The New York Times
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