Matchmaking Mobile App “Tinder” resolves sexual harassment lawsuit; marketing chief resigns
The dating app start-up Tinder has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit lodged by one of its early employees without admitting wrongdoing, and one of the executives targeted by the lawsuit has left the company. Whitney Wolfe, who describes herself as Tinder co...
ANATOMY OF A TRAGEDY – GROSS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE NOT STOPPED BY TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
Let me preface this posting with the fact that I am an EMT former First Responder, wife is RN, and father a physician and professor of medicine. WE all support doctors but do not support incompetent physicians who injure and kill innocent patients. Unfortunate...
Judge Rules that Lawsuit in Student Beating case at Morgan State University Can Go Forward
A Baltimore Circuit Court judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit can go forward against Morgan State University that contends the school failed to protect Joshua Ceasar, who was brutally beaten last year by an electrical engineering student who previously showed si...
Medical Boards Seeing an Increase in Disciplining Physicians for Online Sexually Inappropriate Behavior
Medical Boards Discipline Physicians for Online Behavior Medical licensing boards are beginning to see complaints about unprofessional online behavior by physicians, and many of these complaints resulted in serious disciplinary actions, including license revoc...
Texas Department of Public Safety Settles Sexual Assault Body Cavity Search Claim against Female Highway Patrol Trooper
DALLAS (AP) — Two women subjected to body cavity searches along a highway have settled their civil rights lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Dallas Morning News reports the $185,000 settlement was finalized Tuesday. A DPS statemen...
Please be advised my new office address in Lakeway
Please be advised my new office address in Lakeway is now open: Law Offices of Kevin R. Madison The Executive Suites at Flintrock, Suite 257 2802 Flintrock Trace Austin, TX 78738 My cell number, office number, fax number, and email remain the same. We also hav...
California – U.S. judge receives public admonishment for saying victims’ bodies can prevent rape
California – U.S. judge says victims’ bodies can prevent rape A Southern California judge is being publicly admonished for saying a rape victim “didn’t put up a fight” during her assault and that if someone doesn’t want sexu...
Contact Texas Department of Insurance if you support a PROHIBITION ON INSURANCE COMPANIES USING BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSES
Texas Department of Insurance is considering a prohibition that would forbid Texas insurance companies from using MANDATORY ARBITRATION CLAUSES THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW YOU TO BRING A LAWSUIT AGAINST YOUR OWN INSURANCE CARRIER IF THEY VIOLATE TEXAS LAW OR INSURANC...
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE – NEED EMAILS, FAXES, AND LETTERS TO SUPPORT PROPOSED RULE BANNING INSURANCE ARBITRATION CLAUSES
Mr. Nick Hoelscher Office of Policy Development Counsel Telephone: (512) 322-4316 Fax: (512) 475-1843 Email: nick.hoelscher@tdi.state.tx.us Here is a sample email that I drafted, so you don’t even have to write your own: ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))...
Formula One Weekend in Austin Expected to Bring Large Increase of Sex Trafficking According to Austin Police
AUSTIN — Austin police are partnering with local non-profits to fight an expected rise in human trafficking during Formula 1 weekend. It’s a crime that grows anytime Austin has an influx of visitors. Restore a Voice is among a network of groups working t...