Word: suits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard coach Ronn Tomassoni, who is usually clad in a suit and tie for each game, substituted his more formal attire for a sweatsuit. Tomassoni's lack of formal wear was indicative of the laid-back atmosphere...
...deliberations? "Yes," he said. "I am surprised." Then he added that he had confidence in the jurors. "This," said Cochran, "has been a very good jury." He shook off the crowd and, flanked by several airport policemen and two bodyguards, at least one of them with the shaved head, suit and bow tie of a member of the Nation of Islam, ducked into a waiting black limousine, its windows darkened against the lights of Los Angeles...
...fight on both fronts. Simpson faces three civil suits--the first by Fred Goldman and his children; a second by Ronald Goldman's estranged mother Sharon Rufo, who is divorced from Fred; and a third by Nicole's father Louis Brown. The "wrongful death" actions carry no jail time, but they could cost millions of dollars to fight and tens of millions in damages if O.J. loses. Says Ron's sister Kimberly: "We have only one goal, and that is that he be held responsible for what he did." Simpson will be deposed on Oct. 16 in the Goldman suit...
...custody fight, the Browns would only need to present "clear and convincing evidence" that Simpson is an unfit parent. In the wrongful-death actions that will go to court, the standard of proof is "preponderance of evidence" rather than "beyond a reasonable doubt." Also, in a civil suit only nine of the 12 jurors are needed for a favorable verdict, and Simpson could be forced to testify. Predicts Professor Vincent Blasi of Columbia University law school: "There's a considerable chance that the Goldmans and the Browns will recover, given the amount and quality of the evidence." Then again, many...
Though no one doubts the historical value of these stories, their content places them with Danielle Steele and Sidney Sheldon as great beach reads. Alcott herself put it best in her journal of 1862: "I enjoy romancing to suit myself, and though my tales are silly, they...