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...criminal trial it’s unlikely that an action taken in an internal employee disciplinary matter will be entered into evidence of that case,” says John F. Stoviak ’73, an attorney in Philadelphia who has handled several fraud cases. He adds that most courts would be reluctant to use this type of evidence in civil trials as well...
...recent weeks. The first sign was the bipartisan agreement by 14 U.S. Senators to preserve the filibuster rule while allowing a vote on some of President Bush's more conservative judicial appointments. Some experts opined that this marked the beginning of a third force in the Senate-the Philadelphia Inquirer even suggested it held the potential for "a third party of the center"-but what it really marked was the restoration of business as usual: control of the Senate by moderate consensus. A second sign came on May 29, when the New York Times reported that 24 leaders of groups...
Live Aid organizer bob Geldof called a press conference last week to announce his attempt to reanimate his monstrous success of 20 years ago. This time round, the biggest global rock show on earth, punningly called Live 8, will consist of free concerts in Berlin, London, Paris, Philadelphia and Rome on July 2, followed by a public demonstration on the eve of the G-8 conference in Scotland. The idea is to pressure G-8 participants to help reduce poverty in Africa. But this time Geldof's monster may be out of control. He and co-organizer Midge Ure implored...
Scottoline, 49, turned to writing in 1986 after four years as a successful litigator at a big-name Philadelphia firm. That was the year she gave birth to her only child, Francesca, and, just a few months later, her teetering marriage fell apart. Although Scottoline loved practicing law, she discovered that she loved being home with her daughter more. "I realized that as a litigator, I just wouldn't see her," says Scottoline, "and she had no other parent on the scene...
...Scottoline's other books, the writing is brisk and sassy, right at the intersection of the law genre and women's fiction. Vicki and Reheema make a sharp, urban Thelma and Louise. The story swings from the gritty to the grand, always with lawyerly attention to detail. "It's Philadelphia," Scottoline explains. "It's not a fake place. There's real police procedure. There's real law. I have to follow...