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...think the research I had worked on was presented fairly in the other briefs,” Coates said. “I wanted to make sure the Supreme Court understood what the research out there really meant.” The case has caught the spotlight in the legal community because of public discussion surrounding executive pay. But even if the Supreme Court were to overturn the Seventh Circuit’s decision and side with the shareholders—which could hold symbolic meaning—the implications of the case are limited because the law is only...
...public health] at time when the health care debate is really heating up,” said Onie, who founded Project HEALTH with Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center Barry S. Zuckerman during her sophomore year at Harvard. Onie had worked in the Housing Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services during her freshman year when she met a doctor who talked to her about the link between health and poverty. According to Onie, she realized that families were getting sick because they were forced to purchase prescription medication themselves and could not afford to pay rent...
While revisions to America’s healthcare system are currently being debated on the floor of Congress, four legal experts tackled the issue in a panel discussion at the Law School yesterday. The panel, entitled “When Medical Care Compromises Financial Health: Causes and Possible Solutions,” focused on the under-reported issue of insurance often not protecting against financial troubles brought on by high healthcare costs. “The rising cost of medical care in the United States is driving up premiums, and what’s been going on under premiums...
...Instead, special health courts with expert judges should hear medical malpractice cases, a model similar to tax or bankruptcy courts. This would preserve plaintiffs’ legal right to sue while limiting unwarranted damages, reducing the cost of medical care. In a recent New York Times op-ed, former Senator Bill Bradley proposed a bipartisan compromise in which Republicans accept a public option in return for tort reform. Although political considerations probably make such a deal impossible, Congress should reconsider Bradley’s proposal...
...game for big stakes. For de Villepin, a conviction would mean a maximum five-year prison sentence and a 10-year ban from public office - a death blow to his political credibility. Acquittal, however, would allow de Villepin to claim the title as the main Clearstream victim - and add legal persecution to his long list of accusations to pound Sarkozy with...