January 2, 2004
Issue # 185
* NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
Coors Field Escalator Lacked Safety Switch
FIFA Wins Insurance Lawsuit Against AXA
U.S. Pays 2003 Dues to Anti-Doping Agency
White's Agent Wants Case Settled Quickly
China Soccer Player Banned in Doping Case
Report: Prosecutors to Question IOC VP
* COLLEGE ATHLETICS: THE TARNISHED TWENTY
Accusation Muddles K-State QB's Status
* ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS
Evidence of Prosecution Bias In the Kobe Bryant and Michael Jackson
Cases
Bryant Case Voted AP Sports Story of Year
* See Lawyers And Documents In The Bryant Case
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COORS FIELD ESCALATOR LACKED SAFETY SWITCH
Associated Press
A major safety switch was missing from an escalator when it
malfunctioned at Coors Field this summer, injuring dozens of baseball
fans, city inspectors said Tuesday. City inspectors said the switch
would have prevented the escalator from hurtling out of control July 2.
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FIFA WINS INSURANCE LAWSUIT AGAINST AXA
Associated Press
World soccer's governing body FIFA said Monday it had won a lawsuit
against insurer AXA over the French company's decision two years ago to
halt World Cup coverage because of fears of terrorist attacks. FIFA
said a district court in Cologne, Germany, ruled that AXA acted
negligently and unlawfully when it withdrew cancelation coverage for
the 2002 tournament in Japan and South Korea. "FIFA is happy with this
judgment," Sepp Blatter, the soccer body's president, said in a
statement. FIFA declined to say how much it would seek in damages.
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U.S. PAYS 2003 DUES TO ANTI-DOPING AGENCY
Associated Press
The United States paid its 2003 dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency
and appointed Scott Burns as its representative to the group's board.
Burns, who replaces Andrea Barthwell, is deputy director for state and
local affairs at the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy. He
has served on the White House Committee on Illegal Narcotics and
Addiction.
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/s/2090/12-22-2003/20031222123003_06.html
Steroids And Performance Enhancing Drugs
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WHITE'S AGENT WANTS CASE SETTLED QUICKLY
Associated Press
Kelli White's agent wants the sprint champion's drug case settled
quickly, saying it is hurting her financially and damaging her
reputation. White and six other American athletes tested positive for
banned substances, the U.S. Olympic Committee said Tuesday following a
review by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. White faces the loss of two
world championship gold medals because of use of the stimulant
modafinil.
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/s/2080/12-31-2003/20031231104502_09.html
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CHINA SOCCER PLAYER BANNED IN DOPING CASE
Associated Press
A Beijing player was suspended by his team for three months after
testing positive for a banned drug in China's first soccer doping case,
the official Xinhua News Agency reported Monday. Defender Zhang Shuai
of Beijing Guo'an team tested positive for ephedrine in a random check
two weeks ago. A second test later confirmed the positive finding.
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REPORT: PROSECUTORS TO QUESTION IOC VP
Associated Press
Prosecutors ordered IOC vice president Kim Un-yong to appear for
questioning Monday about accusations of corruption, South Korea's
Yonhap news agency reported. Kim, the world's taekwondo chief, is
accused of collecting illicit money from former South Korean Olympic
officials and embezzling funds from organizations connected with the
martial art.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL & BASKETBALL: THE TARNISHED TWENTY
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ACCUSATION MUDDLES K-STATE QB'S STATUS
Associated Press
Ell Roberson brought Kansas State unprecedented football success. Now
it's uncertain whether the senior quarterback will be allowed to play
in what would be his final collegiate game Friday night against Ohio
State in the Fiesta Bowl. Roberson was accused Thursday of sexually
assaulting a 22-year-old woman at the team hotel, and now Kansas State
coach Bill Snyder will decide whether Roberson will play for the No. 8
Wildcats against the seventh-ranked Buckeyes.
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ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS
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EVIDENCE OF PROSECTUION BIAS IN THE KOBE BRYANT AND MICHAEL JACKSON
CASES
By Julie Hilden
Attorney and author Julie Hilden considers evidence of prosecutorial
bias in two high-profile criminal cases. In the Kobe Bryant case,
Hilden discusses evidence that staffers ordered, and a D.A. received
and kept, T-shirts mocking Bryant's defense depicting a hanged man. In
the Jackson case, Hilden chronicles a number of what she argues are
highly inappropriate comments by the D.A.. Hilden argues that, in each
case, the jury ought to hear the evidence suggesting prosecutorial
bias, since that evidence may undermine jurors' confidence as to
whether exculpatory evidence has been properly given to the defense.
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BRYANT CASE VOTED AP SPORTS STORY OF THE YEAR
Associated Press
The young hotel worker's accusation was shocking enough: Thrilled by a
chance encounter with a celebrity, she went to his room only to be
forced over a chair and sexually assaulted. More startling was the name
of the accused: Kobe Bryant. Even with a trial months away, it became
the most-watched case against a celebrity sports figure since O.J.
Simpson was charged with murder. It was chosen the story of the year by
the newspaper and broadcast members of The Associated Press.
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/s/2080/12-30-2003/20031230034502_69.html
Felony Complaint (Colorado v. Bryant) [PDF]
http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/bryant/cobryant71803cmp.pdf
Probable Cause Order [PDF]
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