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...beach, or hit the books? Reality TV, or res ipsa loquitur...
...April, Saudi Arabia increased the volume of Petroline, its four-year-old link between Saudi and Iraqi oil fields and the Red Sea port of Yanbu, from 1.8 million bbl. to 3.2 million bbl. In addition, plans are under way for a $2 billion Iraqi line, called IPSA-2, capable of carrying 1.6 million bbl. to Yanbu...
...those that are written are in plain English for a change." The spark ignited by the President has been slow to take hold. The U.S., after all, is a land flowing with torts and breaches, and much in thrall to the legal profession. But the forces of hereinafter, res ipsa loquitur and-party of the first part are now clearly on the defensive...
...federal grand jury in Oklahoma City is investigating IPSA, reportedly for alleged fraudulent claims made in the sale of franchises...
...Melvin Belli, "you'd walk into court suing a doctor, and the judge would laugh at you." Now many courts have made such suits easier. In several states, lawyers are allowed to cite medical textbooks as expert testimony in some malpractice cases. Under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur (the thing speaks for itself), a plaintiff proves a major portion of his case when he shows that his injuries would not normally have occurred without negligence. In turn, the defendant is forced to produce evidence that he was not negligent. Doctors' changing attitudes have also helped aggrieved patients...