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-- November 22, 2004--Chicago-Kent College
of Law, the Stuart Graduate School of Business and the Center
for 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/
NBA Commissioner David Stern has suspended nine players for
more than 140 games after a fight erupted between players
and fans during a November 19 Pistons-Pacers game. Indiana forward
Ron Artest has been banned for the rest of the season. His teammates
Stephen Jackson, Jermaine O'Neal, Anthony Johnson and Reggie Miller,
and Detroit players Ben Wallace, Elden Campbell, Derrick Coleman
and Chauncey Billups were also suspended. Sports attorney and
adjunct professor Eldon L. Ham is the author of Play
Masters: From Sellouts to Lockouts: An Unauthorized History of
the NBA. Professor Ham is available for interviews about violence
in sports - on and off the field of play.
Chicago's Third Airport?: Gary/Chicago International
Airport is approximately 25 miles and 35 minutes from downtown
Chicago. While some suggest a new airport in Peotone, Ill., will
relieve congestion at O'Hare and Midway airports, supporters of
Gary/Chicago Airport say it is the best solution to the area's
air traffic problems. Professor Sanford
A. Bredine, who teaches marketing communications at Stuart
Graduate School of Business, is available to discuss a project
his students have undertaken to increase awareness about the benefits
of Gary/Chicago International Airport.
McDonald's Corp. president and CEO Charles H. Bell resigned
for health reasons after less than a year on the job. Bell,
who assumed the position in April after the sudden death of Jim
Cantalupo, will remain on the board of directors. Vice chairman
James Skinner was named chief executive and Michael Roberts, chief
executive of McDonald's USA, was named president and chief operating
officer following Bell's resignation. Professor Joel
Goldhar of Stuart Graduate School of Business says "McDonald's
management seems to have finally accepted the fact that 'fast
food' is a mature business and that it requires a different strategy
and an acceptance of a more modest but dependable return on investment."
Goldhar doesn't believe the leadership change will alter McDonald's
corporate strategy or results. "McDonald's has a 'deep bench'
of highly capable and experienced managers who know both the company
and its industry."
Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes supports efforts to fund human
embryonic stem-cell research in the state. Efforts to pass
a stem-cell bill in the Illinois Senate failed last week during
the fall veto session. Nigel Cameron, director of IIT's
Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future, is available
for interviews about public funding for stem-cell research.
‘Tis the season to point and click. Analysts predict
that online sales will continue to grow during the 2004 holiday
season. Experts are available to discuss a wide range of e-commerce
issues, including Internet privacy, identity theft, site authentication,
and laws to protect online consumers.
The penalty phase in the Scott Peterson case has been postponed
until November 30. Peterson was convicted earlier this month
of murdering his wife and their unborn child. Experts are available
to discuss the case.
Chicago-Kent's Family Law Clinic. Cook County residents
with domestic relations disputes, including matters of legal separation,
divorce, child support, child custody, visitation and guardianships,
may qualify for representation through Chicago-Kent's Family Law
Clinic. Spanish- and Chinese-speaking attorneys are available.
Clients will pay on a sliding-scale fee basis, depending on their
financial circumstances. Students assigned to cases will work
under the supervision of Professor Ira
Feldman. He is available for interviews about the program.
Downtown Campus Events:
December 2: Marjorie Stockford, author of The Bellwomen: The
Story of the Landmark AT&T Sex Discrimination Case, will
discuss the discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission on behalf thousands of AT&T workers,
the majority of them women. The program, sponsored by Chicago-Kent's
Office of International Law and Policy, will begin at 3 p.m. in
room 547. For more information, contact Lydia Lazar.
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