Can U.S. courts be good sports?

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The power of state and federal judges to review the policies of sports organizations is being debated after the US Supreme Court ruled that sprinter Butch Reynolds could compete in the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in spite of his two-year suspension from his sport because of drug use. The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) waived its rule that athletes who competed against Reynolds might be barred from the Olympics and told U.S. track officials to press for legislation barring the courts from such disputes.

Competitions, Judicial review, Drugs and athletes, Track and field athletics, Track and field

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Ice cream mogul leaves legacy of discord; Tom Carvel named seven as trust overseers, but they can't seem to agree on anything

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The seven executors named by Tom Carvel to oversee the foundation he created have taken a series of disputes to court, depriving his widow of funds and preventing effective mgmt. Carvel left $80 million to his wife, much of it in a foundation set up to avoid estate taxes. Four of the executors, including his widow, have resigned or been suspended, and the NY Attorney General's office has accused two officials of misusing funds. The disputes arise out of dislike between various of the executors.

Claims against decedents' estates, New York (State), Carvel, Tom

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N.J. high court: HMOs can be sued on care; duty to coordinate medical teams can trigger liability for managed-care organizations

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A ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court appears to further open the way for patients and doctors to sue health maintenance organizations (HMOs) over malpractice. The 7-0 decision on Apr 18, 1995, said the plaintiff, a doctor successfully sued for malpractice, could not pursue his suit, but only because he cross-filed against the HMO too late. Some HMO spokesmen said the ruling does not break new ground, but other lawyers disagreed.

New Jersey, Managed care plans (Medical care), Malpractice, Health maintenance organizations

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