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...nurses, retorted Schwarzenegger, "can't tear me down, because I am with the people." But he may not be able to make his get-tough position stick. The Sacramento Superior Court will hear arguments this week on the ratio issue in a lawsuit brought by the nurses' association. California's 1999 law, which took effect last year, is the first in the nation to mandate fixed nurse-to- patient ratios after takeovers of community hospitals by for-profit chains led to cutbacks. But two days after the November election, Schwarzenegger officials loosened nurse staffing requirements for emergency rooms and delayed...
Donors choose to remain unnamed for two main reasons, says Stacy Palmer, editor at The Chronicle of Philanthropy: privacy and security. She adds that "these are also people who regard it as the most pure form of giving." Feeney disclosed his generosity when a 1997 lawsuit threatened to make his finances public. But Healy says part of the decision to go public was also rooted in an industry-wide desire for greater transparency. "There is a lot of concern about conflicts of interest," says Lenkowsky. "Placing an emphasis on accountability means that anonymity is less likely to be encouraged...
...ConnectU files lawsuit against TheFacebook...
...LAWSUIT Zuckerberg had the same devil-may-care attitude this fall, when a federal lawsuit added an expected $20,000 to TheFacebook’s monthly expenses. In total, Zuckerberg says the lawsuit filed by Divya K. Narendra ’04, Cameron S. H. Winklevoss ’04, and Tyler O. H. Winklevoss ’04 of Connect-U could cost TheFacebook upwards...
This fall, as expenses for lawyer Daniel K. Hampton, who has represented Microsoft in antitrust litigation, became problematic, TheFacebook made its first move toward outside investments. Normally investors shy away from companies facing a federal lawsuit, but Peter Thiel—co-founder of PayPal—was willing to take the risk...