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...With Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 back at the helm of the course after a leave of absence, Af-Am 10 attendance jumped from 316 to 599 students this year...
...patients? bill of rights stalled in the House Thursday after Republican leaders slammed on the brakes. President Bush remains opposed to the Democrats' bill (Norwood-Dingell-Ganske, in Hill shorthand), and has been politicking since his return from Europe for the GOP alternative (sponsored by Kentucky Republican Ernest Fletcher). The Fletcher bill departs from its rival in two primary areas: Capping the amount of liability claims and limiting the venues in which patients can sue their HMOs...
...this point, they?re probably looking for compromise in two places: First, in terms of the liability limits. While the Norwood bill puts a $5 million limit on damages, the Fletcher bill comes in at $500,00. That?s a pretty significant difference...
...other place they may have room to maneuver is the venue for lawsuits - Norwood allows suits in state courts while Fletcher only opens the doors very slightly to state suits. And Dennis Hastert said Thursday that Bush is considering an expansion of the state suit option...
...still looking at two standout points of disagreement: The first is liability caps, how much a patient can sue for. The second is the question of venue for the lawsuits themselves. While the Norwood-Dingell-Gansky bill allows suits to be filed in state and federal courts, the Fletcher version allows only a tiny window into state courts...