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Jackson sued the University and B-School Dean John H. McArthur in 1984. Harvard had denied her tenure once in 1981, and support was again withheld in 1983 after she published a monograph that received strong criticism from two B-School professors.
HSN sued GTE in September 1987, charging that a fouled-up GTE phone system had cost it $388 million in profits. GTE countersued, saying the losses were due to mismanagement and that HSN's press release complaining about GTE's phone service amounted to libel. HSN, arguing that the suit...
Doctors recognize a vicious circle here, but there are indications of a possible break. Last year, for the first time in more than a decade, medical malpractice suits abated. Claims settlements were down $100 million from the 1987 high of $4.2 billion. In response, several major insurers have reduced their...
Q. Have you ever been sued for libel?
A. I've certainly been threatened enough times. I once asked the Herald's lawyer, "How come I never get sued?" He said, "What makes you think you never get sued?"