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PAGE 16 Enabling Lawyers through Technology Tel: 416.322.6111 Toll-free: 1.866.367.7648 Real Estate • Corporate • Estates www doprocess com The Inside Story DANIELS TAKES POST AT JOHNS HOPKINS The University of Toronto's for- mer dean of law has landed a key post in one of the United State's most prestigious research univer- sities. Ron Daniels last week be- came the 14th president of The Johns Hopkins University in a unanimous decision from almost 300 nominees. "He impressed the committee with his passion for the academic enterprise, his record of academic entrepreneurship, and his com- mitment to building excellence in both the basic sciences and mul- tidisciplinary research centers and institutes," said Pamela Flaherty, chairwoman of the search commit- tee, in a release from the university. Daniels, 49, will assume the post at the Baltimore school March 2. He has been provost of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania since 2005, a position he left the University of Toronto to assume. While at U of T, Daniels dou- bled the size of the Toronto law fac- ulty, increased financial aid, and spearheaded several other initiatives to improve the school. He also co-founded International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty, and founded and served as chairman of Pro Bono Students Canada. Daniels earned an LLM from Yale University in 1988 and a JD from the University of Toronto in 1986, where he received a BA in 1982. He and wife Joanne Rosen, who is a human rights lawyer, have four teenage children. "The more I read about Johns Hopkins, about its research, and about the quality of its undergradu- ate and graduate students, and the more I learned about the passion and commitment of the univer- sity's trustees, alumni, and friends around the globe, the more I was convinced that my own aspira- tions to serve as leader of one of the world's most great universities and the aspirations of Johns Hopkins were consistent," said Daniels. LAW COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT The Law Commission of On- tario has released its first report and recommendations, issuing an anal- ysis of why low-income earners use relatively high-cost cheque cashing services to access their government funds, including a strategy for those receiving government benefits. "The measures recommended by the LCO can assist the most vulnerable citizens of our province by improving their access to their government benefits, encouraging stronger relationships between low- income communities and main- stream financial institutions," LCO executive director Patricia Hughes said in a release. More information and a copy of the report are available on the LCO's web site at www.lco-cdo.org. NEW HIRES AT BLG Borden Ladner Gervais LLP has brought a group of fresh faces to its Toronto office. The new hires include Michael Healy, who practises insurance and tort liability; Carla Sage, who practises insurance and tort liabili- ty and municipal liability; Andrew Bunston, who practises securities and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate law; Jessica Stern, who practises investment manage- ment and securities and capital markets; Leigh-Ann Ronen, who practises investment management, mergers and acquisitions, and se- curities and capital markets; Gil- lian Wilkins, who practises health law; John Vellone, who practises corporate/commercial and regula- tory law; Alessandra Nosko, who practises commercial litigation and class actions; Court Peterson, who practises commercial litiga- tion; Kate Zavitz, who practises labour and employment; Richard Manias, who practises commercial real estate; Christiaan Jordaan, who practises commercial litiga- tion, administrative law, and class action defence; Tal Cyngiser, who practises in securities and capital markets and corporate finance; and David Surat, who practises in mergers and acquisitions and cor- porate finance. 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Contact us today at (888) 667-5151 or visit www.stewart.ca. www.lawtimesnews.com IT'S THE PRINCIPLE OF THE THING POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The legal costs far outweigh the claim, but Sam Juniper took his fight over a $40 medi- cal bill to the courts and won. Juniper says fighting his insurance company over the measly sum was a matter of principle. He's been battling it out in the courts against Aetna Insurance for five years. It all started, he says, because his health benefits weren't sup- posed to change after he retired in 2000 from M&G Polymers. But a couple of years later, he received a bill for $40 after the company's new insurer, Aetna, refused to pay for some blood work. He challenged that in Mason County court in 2003 and won every decision all the way to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- peals in Richmond, Va. Last month, the appeal court ruled in his favour. Juniper says he is still wait- ing for his $40 refund cheque, which he plans to frame and hang on his wall. LAW DEGREE GOES TO THE DOGS WACO, Texas — Some say that anyone who ends up going to law school will end up with a law degree, no matter what they do. Well for Skeeter Jones, it couldn't be more true. November 17, 2008 • Law Times Bizarre Briefs By Viola James After four years at Baylor Law School, the black Labra- dor retriever stepped up with 15 students to receive his JD — in Skeeter's case, his juris "dog"tor. He's the first non-human to re- ceive a law degree from Baylor, re- ports the Waco Tribune-Herald. Skeeter ended up at law school because he's the service dog of Amy Jones, who was left quadriplegic after a skiing acci- dent in 2002. She and Skeeter have been together since 2004. "God opened up my eyes to his plans that just didn't include me standing up," Jones said. "So I decided that I would just go ahead, accept it, and move on." Jones said Baylor Law's Bap- tist tradition and the strength of its litigation concentration drew her to Waco. Jones said she plans to pursue a career in construc- tion law or business litigation. Skeeter will be there, but al- ways sitting second chair! ATTEMPTED SUICIDE HURTS OTHERS BERLIN, Germany — The old adage that suicide hurts the ones left behind seems to be particu- larly true in the case of a 22-year- old German man whose suicide attempt appeared to go quite awry. The man was in court in Moenchengladbach last week — obviously he didn't succeed in his efforts to end his own life — fighting charges of murder. Apparently the man was total- ly lovesick and tried to kill himself by opening the natural gas taps in his apartment. But when his for- mer amour came back to pick up her stuff, she lit a cigarette which ignited the gas. The explosion destroyed half his building and killed his 45-year-old neighbour. The man and his ex survived the blast. Ralf Wolters, a court spokesman in the west- ern German town, said the 22-year-old was charged with murder, attempted murder, and grievous bodily harm. MORE FROM THE DUMB CRIMINALS FILE UPPER DARBY, Pa. –– Local police found a whole whack of booty inside the house of Edward and Debra Hatton of Upper Darby, Pa., when they responded to a report of a bur- glary from Mrs. Hatton. The couple were allegedly growing weed and using high- powered rifles to protect their operation. Police also found badges from local and federal police agencies along with jack- ets carrying their emblems. "We also recovered this AK- 47 with a clip that was fully loaded containing 30 rounds of ammunition," said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood. Police say how he got the items and what he planned to do with them, remains under investigation. in a Delaware County jail in the lieu of $1 million bail. Both suspects are being held LT

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