For more information,
please contact:
Gwen Osborne,
director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT,
LEGAL, PLANNING, BUSINESS, AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO-- January 5, 2004--Chicago-Kent
College of Law, the Stuart Graduate School of Business
and the Center for Law and Financial Markets have
experts available to discuss current issues. To reach
any of our experts, call Gwen
Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312)
906-5251. Copies of press releases and earlier advisories
are available on our Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/news/
After 14 years of denials, Pete Rose has admitted
he bet on baseball. The former Cincinnati star
and manager says in his forthcoming autobiography
that he bet on games "four or five times a week."
In 1989, baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti
banned Rose from baseball for life in accordance with
league rules. One day before the ban, Rose signed
a document that did not admit any guilt and included
a provision that allowed him to apply for reinstatement
after one year. Rose unsuccessfully applied in 1997
and in 2002 he met with current commissioner Bud Selig
regarding reinstatement to the game. The commissioner
has indicated that consideration of Rose's reinstatement
is contingent upon a public admission of guilt. Sports
law attorney and adjunct professor Eldon L. Ham
is author of The 100 Greatest
Sports Blunders of All Time. Professor Ham
is available to discuss the Pete Rose controversy.
Martha Stewart, Courtney Love, Michael Jackson and
Scott Peterson are scheduled to make court appearances
this month. Stewart's trial for insider trading begins
January 12. Jackson is to be arraigned on child molestation
charges. Love faces felony drug possession charges
and Peterson will go on trial for the murder of his
wife and their unborn child. Experts are available
to discuss the challenges of trying high-profile cases.
Why is health care so expensive? Professor
Eliezer Geisler is director of the Center
for the Management of Medical Technology at Stuart
Graduate School of Business and a co-author of Technology,
Health Care and Management in the Hospital of the
Future. Professor Geisler is available to discuss
the role medical technology plays in the cost of health
care delivery.
Gold prices pushed above $430 an ounce for the first
time since December 1988, fueled by the decline
of the U.S. dollar. Professor Robert
Laurent of Stuart Graduate School of Business
served as a senior economist with the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago, where he participated in regular
briefings and policy recommendations regarding monetary
policy. Professor Laurent is available to talk about
gold prices and the role of gold in monetary policy.
Super Bowl XXXVIII will be played in Houston on
February 1. More money is wagered on the Super
Bowl than on any other sporting event. Hundreds of
Internet gambling sites offer bettors a chance to
bet on everything from the coin toss to the final
outcome of the game. Are these sites legal? Are there
state or federal laws to protect online gamblers?
Chicago-Kent Dean Harold
J. Krent is available to discuss civil and
criminal liability, privacy issues and jurisdictional
issues related to online gambling.
Upturns in the market that occur at the start of
the year are influenced by the "January Effect."
As a result, stocks generally rebound from year-end
selling to post some of their strongest gains. Professor
Keith Black of IIT's Center for Law and
Financial Markets is available for interviews about
the January Effect.
Chicago-Kent's Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic is seeking
taxpayers who have disputes with the IRS. Those
who meet certain income criteria may qualify for free
assistance with their tax disputes, including collection
matters, audits, appeals and litigation before the
Internal Revenue Service, United States Tax Court,
and United States District Court. Students work under
the supervision of Professor Jonathan
Decatorsmith. The program Web site www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic/tax/
has information about the program, and Professor Decatorsmith
is available for interviews.
At the Downtown Campus:
January 13: Stuart Graduate School of Business
Information Session. Prospective students will
have an opportunity to ask questions about the business
school and its programs. For more information, call
(312)906-6524.
January 24: Chicago-Kent College of Law Open House.
Prospective students will have an opportunity to attend
mini-classes taught by the law school's faculty and
to talk with students involved in extracurricular
activities. For more information, call (312) 906-5020.
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