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Simpson Futiire Hangs on Appeal
oHsu settles for $38.5 million
at OHSU.
The $200,000 liability cap that
had protected the hospital from
paying out large m alpractice
claim s was lifted as a result of
the Clarke family lawsuit.
Hogan also m ediated a law ­
suit that O H SU filed against its
insurance com pany, W ashing­
ton Casualty, which agreed to
c o v e r $ 2 1 .3 5 m illio n o f the
settlem ent costs.
O regon H ealth & S cience
University has settled six m edi­
cal m alpractice cases for $38.5
m illion after the O regon S u­
prem e C ourt lifted the cap on
liability claims.
U.S. D istrict Judge M ichael
Hogan said the settlem ents in­
cluded $9.3 m illion to the fam ­
ily o f Jordaan Clarke, a boy who
suffered perm anent brain dam ­
age because o f a m istake made
A ttorneys cite
trial errors
(AP) — O J . Sim pson's attor­
neys in his arm ed robbery case
could be fighting long odds to
convince an appeals court that
he was a victim o f racial preju­
dice and payback for his m ur­
der acquittal, legal experts say.
but there may be other grounds
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for a new trial.
The 61 -year-old Sim pson’s fu­
ture depends, in part on how suc­
cessfully his lawyers argue that
his 1995 acquittal was allowed to
intrude in a Las Vegas courtroom.
Las Vegas defense attorney Al
Lasso said that while the form er
football star's acquittal was the
"elephant in the room everyone
was trying to ignore," there were
other errors that could bring a
reversal o f his conviction.
"This court would not hesitate
to reverse if they saw cum ulative
errors that had the effect of preju­
dicing a defendant." Lasso said.
"But then again it's O J . Simpson
and he's unlike any other defen­
dant."
Lasso, w ho w atched the trial,
said he was shocked at the ju ry 's
decision to convict Sim pson and
co -d e fe n d a n t C laren c e "C .J."
S tew art o f k id n ap p in g , arm ed
robbery and 10 other charges re-
O.J. S im 'p so n r e a c ts a fte r
b e in g c o n v ic te d Friday o n all
c h a r g e s in h is L a s V eg a s
k id n a p p in g a n d rob b ery trial.
lated to a hotel co n fro n tatio n
Sept. 13, 2007, with tw o sports
memorabilia dealers.
T h e tw o fac e up to life in
p riso n .
T h e day a f te r th e v e rd ic t,
S im p so n law yer Yale G alan ter
s a id th e ju r y w a s "o n an
a g e n d a " to m a k e up f o r
S im p so n 's acquittal.
" T h is w as j u s t p a y b a c k ,"
G ala n te r said.
L a s s o a g r e e d , s a y in g th e
co n v ictio n "feels like revenge
ju s tic e ."
S im pson rem ain s iso lated in
a 7 -fo o t-b y -14-foot cell in a Las
V egas ja il, an d his a tto rn e y s
said they w ere p rep arin g a re ­
q u est fo r new trial to be filed
by w eek's end.
O nce S im pson is sen ten ced ,
G ra sso said., the focus w ill be
on an appeal to the N evada S u ­
prem e C o u rt, w hich is the only
ap p ellate co u rt in the state. An
appeal co uld take a y ear and a
h a lf to reso lv e , and S im pson
an d S te w a rt w o u ld p ro b ab ly
rem ain behind bars d u rin g that
time.
PCC to Meet with Neighbors
The City of Portland is Re-opening the application period for the Construction
Sheltered Market Program. Certified Minority, Women and Emerging Small
Businesses (M/W/ESB) in business for tw o years or more may apply for
the program. Program participants will have opportunities to bid on City of
Portland construction projects, and can receive free technical assistance to
improve their business management skills.
The following areas of w ork w ill be open for applications from
Wednesday, October 1 to Friday, October 17
Street Improvements
Sewerage treatm ent lines
Concrete flat work
Building construction
Reinforced concrete construction
Structural Demolition
Excavation
Plumbing
For more information, contact:
Gene Jackson, Program Coordinator
(503) 823-9166, Eugene.jackson@ci.portland.or.us
A h o m e a t 1 0 1 9 N. C hurch S t. s its v a c a n t a fte r b e in g p u r c h a s e d b y P ortland C o m m u n ity
C ollege la s t July. The h o u s e Is o u ts id e a b o u n d a ry w h e re PCC p r o m is e d it w ould n o t exp a n d .
Portland C om m unity College
leaders have prom ised to answ er
qu estio n s about the expansion
o f its C ascade cam pus in north
Portland at an open public a m eet­
ing with the H um boldt N eig h ­
borhood A ssociation w hich will
take place T uesday. O ct. 14 at
“ The desperation
came from not being able
to stop gambling.”
7 p.m . at the PCC P ublic S er­
vices E d u catio n B uilding. 909
N. K illin g s w o r th , ( b e tw e e n
M ississippi and M ichigan Av­
en u e s).
T he college district w ants to
build more facilities at PCC C as­
cade to serve a grow ing student
p o p u la tio n an d d e m a n d s fo r
w orkforce training.
PCC has a 20-year impact miti­
gation plan that d irects w here
future developm ent may occur,
but college officials say all op­
tions are on the table with com ­
m unity involvem ent com ing af­
ter the bond levy is decided.
Since the last expansion of PCC
C ascade in 2002, PCC has spent
an additional $3.89 million in prop­
erty acquisitions in H um boldt,
mostly in the impact zone along
North Killingsw orth Street, but
also outside the boundary w here
a resid en tial p roperty w as ac­
quired last July in a block with 15
other homes.
PC C d istric t vice p resid e n t
Randy M cEwen said the hom e
w as p u rch ased from a w illing
seller and there are no plans for
its use. A zone change would be
required if it was turned into co l­
lege use.
Obama Effigy Brings Suspensions
• '7 made the call to get some help.
I found people that really understood me..."
'7 was mesmerized. ”
“I didn’t know that gambling did not affect
everyone the way it affected me."
(AP) — George Fox University o ut o f O bam a w as hung from a
say s fo u r stu d e n ts h av e been tree on Sept. 23 along w ith a
punished for hanging a likeness m essag e that read, "A ct Six re ­
o f D em ocratic presidential can­ je c t." T h e n o te re fe rre d to a
didate Barack O bam a from a tree. s c h o la r s h ip a n d le a d e r s h ip
T he four students w ere pun­ p ro g ram for m in o rity and low -
ished last week with public ser­ in c o m e s tu d e n t le a d e r s at
vice and one-year suspensions. C h ristian co lleg es prim arily lo­
M eanw hile, the FBI continued ca te d in the N orthw est.
It w as the university's own in­
its crim inal investigation into the
m atter to determ ine w hether the ternal investigation that led o ffi­
students had violated any civil cials to the four students, who
later confessed to having hung
rights.
T he life-size card b o ard cut- the effigy, college officials said.
Defining Moments: An Exhibition of Works by
Bryan Collier
through November 6,2008
An exhibit of original picture book art from
the acclaimed Caldecott Honor winner
Bryan Collier (Martin’s Big Words, Rosa).
Meet Bryan Collier
“ The counselor made me understand that
there was hope and I have not placed a
bet in 6 years."
Problem Gambling Helpline
1 877 MY LIMIT
Thursday,
October 23, 4:30 p.m.
A book sale and signing will follow
Mr. Collier’s presentation.
New
release!
Treatment is free, confidential and it works.
Professional counselors are available 24 hours a day. 7 days a week.
Log on to 1877MYLIMIT.org for more information or to chat with a counselor on line.
Admission is FREE More information and gallery
hours www.multcolib.org/kid8/exhibit/collier.
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