Texas court rules labs not obliged to warn about poppy seed test results
Jane Doe failed to secure a Quaker Oats job after a positive drug test from SmithKline Beecham. The Texas Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, held independent labs have no duty to warn test subjects about all possible causes of positive results, such as poppy seed consumption. The decision leaves open one remaining claim that SmithKline interfered with the job offer, sending the case back to trial court.
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Austin
Jane Doe
Texas Supreme Court
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories Inc
Doe
University of Texas At Austin
Chicago
Quaker Oats Co
Philip Durst
Quaker Oats
SmithKline
Dee
Lab
Nathan Hecht
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Texas Supreme Court orders disclosure of franchise tax data
The Texas Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that State Comptroller John Sharp must release specific information about franchise taxpayers, such as names, taxpayer numbers, full addresses, and audit dates, while allowing secrecy for certain audit methods and amounts. The decision allows costs for compiling data and notes some records remain exempt under the Open Records Act.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
John Sharp
A&t Consultants Inc
Amarillo
Comptroller’s Office
Comptroller
A&t
Supreme Court
Raul Gonzalez
Sharp
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