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Proponents say an apology may take some of the bitterness out of what has become an all too adversarial relationship between doctors and patients, making malpractice victims more amenable to a negotiated settlement, which is typically less costly and time consuming than a lawsuit. On a broader level, having a policy of apologizing may help a hospital's reputation or credibility. Says Robert Lord, chief legal officer for Martin Memorial Health Systems in Stuart, Fla.: "When we go into litigation and deny liability, people tend to take that more seriously...
...level, intelligent-design advocates can largely avoid dealing with unpolished local activists who make rash religious statements that don't hold up in court. (Supporters of the Darwin disclaimer in Dover, Pa., have publicly proclaimed the country a Christian nation, a point cited in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit.) It has been only since the late 1980s and early '90s that most states have created science-curriculum standards as part of a national movement to bring more accountability to education. "Savvy creationists are focusing their efforts on this relatively new arena," says Glenn Branch of the National Center...
Harvard will pay $26.5 million to the U.S. government to settle a five-year-old lawsuit that implicated two University employees, including its star economics professor, Andrei Shleifer ’82, the Justice Department announced Wednesday...
...Amount a lawsuit alleges a former Wal-Mart vice chairman siphoned off via bogus expense reports and misuse of company gift cards, charges he denies...
Harvard will pay $26.5 million to the U.S. government to settle a five-year-old lawsuit that implicated two University employees, including its star economics professor Andrei Shleifer ’82, the Justice Department announced Wednesday...