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...Hospital (which produces revenues for the university of $20 million to $30 million in payments), even as general counsel John Beal says the physicians merit no payment: "They provide the service as part of our community-service obligation." Still, Tulane officials dismiss Marrogi's complaints (as well as his lawsuit for unspecified damages) as having no basis in fact...
...story about possible financial improprieties in the pathology department of Tulane University's medical school, TIME reported allegations that the head of the department, Dr. Michael Gerber, may have faked his own death in an automobile accident. These allegations were made by persons involved in a lawsuit against Gerber. After further investigation by TIME and by Brill's Content magazine, we are convinced that Gerber and his wife died in the accident, and we apologize for any suggestions to the contrary. This correction was published November...
...Although the criminal trial has ended, the legal wrangling is far from over. In a lawsuit filed July 13, Plame and Wilson accused Libby, Cheney and presidential adviser Karl Rove of violating their rights to free speech, privacy and equal protection by conspiring to reveal Plame's identity. The suit has essentially been on hold while the criminal trial played out, and it may go away if the three defendants win their argument that, as government officials, they are immune from getting sued. Cheney, as a sitting vice president, has the best chance of getting full immunity, but the other...
...shameful that a criminal lawsuit brought the tradition of the “hack” at MIT so close to extinction. Thankfully, MIT administrators engaged in 11th hour negotiations with prosecutors and convinced them to drop all charges. After refusing to take sides in the case for months, these administrators finally came to their senses and realized how integral a tradition the “hack” is to the MIT community...
...filed a major lawsuit for discrimination by video rsum. But George Lenard, a St. Louis, Mo., employment lawyer, can envision a case centered on "disparate impact." If an employer requires applications by video, then those without video cameras and broadband-equipped computers might argue they lacked access. Of course, he adds, the live interview process is hardly infallible. He cites a 2000 Princeton study that examined orchestras' penchant for hiring male musicians as an example of "disparate treatment." When screens were put up--now a common practice in auditions--the gender skewing disappeared...