Word: lawyer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...were concerned about the principle whether patients have a right to be freed from scurrilous literature," Rabkin says. He adds the pamphlets were "not only untrue, but irresponsible literature--unlike the unions, we can only say what is true during a union campaign." Rabkin and the hospital's lawyer, Robert Chandler, argue that the NLRB was outside its area of expertise in trying to rule on whether or not patients would suffer adverse health effects from reading literature criticizing the hospital...
...this reason, the union and the hospital disagree over how broad a precedent the case poses. "It's the first Supreme Court decision of this kind, and it is certainly clear in the case of Beth Israel, though there will probably be a lot more cases," says Shea. Chandler, lawyer for the hospital, says, "I don't think there's any question that this is not a broad decision, and does not set any precedents." Chandler adds he disagrees with the Court's finding of facts, because "hospital calculations show that at least 60,000 patients visit the cafeteria...
...people tell you they were in the John at the same time." However un-Samaritan it may seem, the unwillingness of witnesses to go to court is understandable. Witness waiting rooms are grim, if they exist, and court procedures can be exasperating. Getting cross-examined by a zealous defense lawyer is often a fearful experience in itself, especially for rape victims. The typical experience of a witness, says a former head of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, is to be "abused, ignored, attacked. At the end of a day in court, he is likely to feel that he himself...
...paid for her by her employer for more than three years and has made only one claim (she recovered $75 for unauthorized repairs to her car), but insists that she is happy with the plan. Says Shannon: "We would never have been able to afford to go to a lawyer...
Some observers are afraid that growth of prepaid legal services will lead to skyrocketing costs or abuse by some attorneys. "If you think doctors are bad, wait until you see us operate," chuckles one lawyer. There is a shortage of doctors in a number of areas, but many lawyers are underemployed...