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...years after Californians booted Gray Davis for being politically spineless--not to mention dull--the oft-ridiculed ex-Governor is suddenly aglow with vindication. Amid the plummeting popularity ratings of his successor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, both a legal settlement and a documentary this summer attribute the state's energy crisis four years ago less to Davis' dithering and more to Enron's market manipulation...
Proponents say an apology may take some of the bitterness out of what has become an all too adversarial relationship between doctors and patients, making malpractice victims more amenable to a negotiated settlement, which is typically less costly and time consuming than a lawsuit. On a broader level, having a policy of apologizing may help a hospital's reputation or credibility. Says Robert Lord, chief legal officer for Martin Memorial Health Systems in Stuart, Fla.: "When we go into litigation and deny liability, people tend to take that more seriously...
Harvard is not permitted to pay any part of the settlement owed by Shleifer or Hay, according to the terms of the agreement...
...Attorney Michael J. Sullivan said in a statement that the settlement was fair punishment for the defendants’ breach of contract...
...find a mutually acceptable resolution with the government, and look forward to continuing our long-standing collaboration with USAID and other government agencies on a broad range of important research and related activities,” said Robert W. Iuliano, Harvard’s general counsel, who signed the settlement agreement...