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DIED. Patsy Ramsey, 49, mother of 6-year-old Colorado beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, whose still unsolved 1996 murder fueled massive media interest and myriad theories about the slaying, leading Patsy and her husband John to sue authors and news outlets that suggested they were the killers; of ovarian cancer; in Roswell...
...Nothing stifles altruism more than the threat of losing your house and life-savings; even just having to deal with a suit is enough to stop most docs from giving free care. What is the downside of this? We lose the ability to sue doctors, nurses and hospitals doing charity work. The upside? We release a huge wave of volunteerism among docs and we make medical care more efficient and less expensive. Does it really make sense that docs and nurses who give their time and skill taking care of poor people for free actually have some desire to experiment...
...much a victim - if not more," says Adam Reposa, the attorney for Solis, who is facing up to 20 years in prison on charges of second degree felony sexual assault. Since the lawsuit against MySpace also names Solis as a defendant, Reposa said he will "cross-file" and also sue MySpace and its owner, News Corporation. "MySpace wasn't there when they went to Whataburger. MySpace wasn't there when they went to the movie and MySpace wasn't there when they climbed in the backseat," Reposa said. "Meeting on MySpace - if that alone is enough, then we can make...
...Seattle School Board's five-year contract allows only Coca-Cola products to be sold in school vending machines, and nets about $400,000 a year for school activities. In July Banzhaf and a local attorney threatened to sue the district and each school board member if the contract was renewed. The board, after a delay of several weeks, voted 4 to 3 to renew the contract anyway, but included a cancellation option, mandated that juice and water be included among vending-machine offerings and gave individual schools the option of banning sodas altogether. Steve Brown, the board vice president...
...knowledge base and personal qualities desired are sufficiently rare that only a few people qualify.”Prominent leaders in higher education today include anthropologist Alison F. Richard, head of the University of Cambridge; Stanford Provost John Etchemendy, a professor of philosophy; University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman; Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman; and Shirley Ann Jackson, a physicist and the president of Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.Other candidates whose names have been bandied about include Ruth J. Simmons, who, as president of Brown, is the first African-American leader of an Ivy League school. Tufts University...