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PAGE 16 u BIZARRE BRIEFS By Viola James HUSBAND ATTACKED FOR NOT VOTING PHOENIX, Ariz. — Politicians may have been desperate to get out the vote in the U.S. election this month, but going aſter your non-voting husband aſter the fact using your vehicle as a weapon isn't a very wise tactic. But that doesn't appear to have occurred to victories to two men despite their recent deaths. According to Reuters, Florida Demo- crat Earl K. Wood and Alabama Republican Charles Beasley won their respective elections but they won't take office. Both men died weeks before the Nov. 6 elec- an Arizona woman who was in despair at the re-election of Democratic President Barack Obama and allegedly ran down her husband with the family car in suburban Phoenix be- cause he failed to vote in the election. Holly Solomon, 28, was arrested aſter run- ning over husband Daniel Solomon following a wild chase that leſt him pinned underneath the vehicle, Reuters reported. Daniel Solomon, 36, was in critical condi- tion at a local hospital but is expected to sur- vive, Gilbert police spokesman Sergeant Jesse Sanger said. Police said Daniel Solomon told them his November 19, 2012 • Law Times u The INSIDE STORY MONAHAN TO BECOME DEPUTY AG NEXT WEEK Patrick Monahan leaves York University next week to become Ontario' attorney general. Monahan, currently vice president academic tion yet they managed to beat their very much alive opponents by comfortable margins. Wood died on Oct. 15 from natural causes at age 96 during his campaign for a 12th term as Orange County tax collector in Orlando. Criticized for rarely coming into the office while collecting a $150,000 salary and $90,000 pension, Wood initially announced he' down only to change his mind when a longtime political foe made plans to seek the seat. According to Reuters, Wood' d step wife became angry over his "lack of voter par- ticipation" in the Nov. 6 presidential election and believed her family would face hardship as a result of Obama winning another term. According to Reuters, witnesses reported the argument broke out in a parking lot and escalated. The woman then chased her hus- band around the lot with the car, yelling at him as he tried to hide behind a light pole, po- lice said. He was struck aſter attempting to flee to a nearby street. Of course, the husband' changed much. The Republicans easily carried Arizona while Obama won decisively in the electoral college elsewhere. Some people, how- ever, are very passionate about their political preferences. s vote wouldn't have VOTERS ELECT TWO DEAD MEN ORLANDO, Fla. — In an election that didn't change much overall, U.S. voters showed their loyalty to certain candidates as they handed recognition aſter almost half a century in of- fice scared off several serious contenders. His name remained on the ballot and he took 56 per cent of the votes to 44 per cent for a Re- publican who promised to eliminate the office altogether if elected. Beasley, 77, died on Oct. 12, possibly due to s wide name an aneurysm, while trying to reclaim his old seat on the Bibb County Commission in cen- tral Alabama. Beasley' and he won about 52 per cent of the vote. Ac- cording to Reuters, his Democratic opponent, incumbent commissioner Walter Sansing, took the loss especially hard. "It is a touchy situation. When you are run- s name also remained on the ballot ning against a dead man, you are limited as to what you can say, can tickets for his loss. Someone, of course, will fill the men' shoes. In Orlando, Scott Randolph, an outgo- ing Democratic state legislator and state party activist, was selected by his party to receive votes cast for Wood and he'll assume the of- fice. In Alabama, the governor will appoint a new commissioner with input from local Republicans. He blamed people voting straight Republi- s " Sansing told Reuters. LT s new deputy and provost at York, takes the position with the Ontario government on Nov. 26. He began his career at York as a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and became dean from 2003-09. He has been in the vice president role for the last three years. Monahan takes the position of deputy attorney general following Murray Segal's departure from the role this spring. On June 1, Segal, Patrick Monahan who had served as deputy attorney general since 2004, became counsel at Simcoe Chambers in Toronto. Replacing Monahan at York for the balance of his term is Rhonda Lenton. "I have personally appreciated Patrick' SENATOR JOINS AIRD & BERLIS Sen. Hugh Segal has joined Aird & Berlis LLP as a senior adviser. Segal, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Brian Mulroney in the 1990s and once ran for leader of the fed- eral Progressive Conservative par- ty, will advise clients on regulatory and broad public policy frame- works in his new role at Aird & Berlis. As a senator, he can't make any representations to federal de- partments or agencies. Formerly president of the In- him all the best as he takes on this new role," said York president and vice chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri in announcing Monahan's departure. s guidance and advice and wish violations can get representa- tion from the Human Rights Legal Support Centre while respondents have to defend themselves. Providing summary human rights advice, he writes, "fulfils an important gap in the effectiveness of the revised code. Many respondents are unclear about their human rights obliga- tions and would like to receive prompt advice and information." The provincial government ap- stitute for Research on Pub- lic Policy, Segal has also worked in the private sector in executive positions in the brewing, food processing, and investment man- agement industries. He has been a senator since 2005. OHRC SHOULD SERVE RESPONDENTS: REVIEW The Ontario Human Rights Commission should start pro- viding services to respondents on human rights issues, a Toronto lawyer is recommending in his re- view of reforms to the system. In his review released by the Ontario attorney general this month, Andrew Pinto of Pinto Wray James LLP says the new system is working well. "Overall, I conclude that the pointed Pinto to review the system just a few years aſter it changed it to provide applicants with direct access to the Human Rights Tri- bunal of Ontario rather than having to wait for the commission to look into and decide whether to take on their case. On the downside, Pinto says the legal support centre is strug- gling to meet the demand for its services. It represents just 12 per cent of applicants before the tri- bunal, he noted. POLL RESULTS The results of the latest Law Times online poll are in. According to the poll, 59 Ontario human rights system is working better in many respects than under the previous code; but I would declare the reforms a ' "And to my no-good brother-in-law Vern, unless he cheerfully participates in mediation with respect to my estate and forgoes any thoughts of legal action, I leave all of my live, venomous, giant, naked mole rats." qualified success' since there re- main a number of challenges in the revised system," he writes. Among other things, Pinto notes a "perceived imbalance" in the human rights system since alleged victims of human rights that she remain in the body of the court and wait for lawyers to finish their matters first. In addi- tion, a recent review of paralegal regulation submitted to the pro- vincial government called for changes to the act to clarify para- legals' status. But just 41 per cent of respondents to the poll agreed with that recommendation. LT per cent of respondents oppose amendments to the Barristers Act to make it clear that parale- gals can sit past the bar. The poll follows a court action by parale- gal Marian Lippa in response to a justice of the peace' s order The title insurer that puts you front row, centre Putting the legal community front and centre has made us the #1 choice with Canadian lawyers for over a decade. Stewart Title does not support programs that reduce or eliminate the lawyer's role in real estate transactions. For more information call (888) 667-5151 or visit www.stewart.ca. Untitled-2 1 www.lawtimesnews.com 7/19/11 12:31:45 PM

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