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Lawyer sues judge, two others in Rosa Parks estate case

DETROIT – In a highly unusual move, a lawyer is suing a Wayne County probate judge and two court-appointed lawyers, accusing them of looting the estate of the late civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

Lawyer Stephen G. Cohen said in court papers that Judge Freddie Burton Jr. conspired with probate lawyers John Chase Jr. and Melvin Jefferson Jr., enabling the pair to rack up more than $507,000 in mostly unnecessary legal fees that drained Parks' estate of its cash, leaving it $88,000 in debt.

Cohen also said Burton, through secret hearings and improper rulings, allowed the pair to concoct a bogus breach of confidentiality dispute.

Cohen said the judge used the dispute to strip Elaine Steele and the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute that she created with Parks of their share of Parks' property, said to be worth up to $8 million.

"Chase and Jefferson, together with Judge Burton, illegally, maliciously and wrongfully conspired … for the illegal purpose of raiding Mrs. Parks' estate of its value," Cohen said in a 38-page probate petition.

He requested a jury trial in probate court and asked Burton to remove himself from presiding over Parks' estate.

Azithromycin May up Chance of Sudden Cardiac Death

During a five-day course of azithromycin, patients had a small, increased risk of sudden cardiac death compared with those receiving amoxicillin or no antibiotics, in an observational study [1]. The small, heightened risk was greater among patients with the most baseline cardiovascular risk factors. Although the study tried to account for differences in patients receiving amoxicillin vs azithromycin, some deaths may be explained by differences in illness severity, an outside expert suggests.

The study is published in the May 17, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

"All antibiotics have risks and benefits, and our study will add important information concerning the risks of azithromycin," lead author Dr Wayne Ray (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Los Angeles) told heartwire . "For patients with high baseline cardiovascular risk, the cardiovascular effects of azithromycin are likely to be an important factor in the prescribing decision." Levofloxacin can in rare cases cause serious arrhythmias and sudden death, and this study suggests that azithromycin has a similar level of adverse cardiac effects, he added.

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Spain's queen snubs distant cousin Queen Elizabeth II

MADRID — As royals from around the world gather at Britain's Windsor Castle on Friday to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne, a 300-year-old diplomatic spat is keeping one fellow crowned head away: the queen of Spain.

Queen Sofia canceled her visit at the last minute Wednesday amid fresh tensions over Gibraltar, a giant rock that both countries claim. Once a strategic gateway to the Mediterranean Sea, the tiny peninsula of Gibraltar, with its famous rock, was part of Spain until 1713, when Britain took control. Madrid wants it back.

Now Spain is upset that Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward, and his wife, Sophie, plan to visit Gibraltar next month. The Spanish Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador May 8 to convey "disgust and unease" about the prince's travel plans. There have also been disputes over fishing rights in the waters off Gibraltar's coast, and talks between Spanish fishermen and British officials broke down earlier this week.

A Spanish government statement said it was "hardly appropriate" for the 73-year-old Spanish queen to attend a luncheon Friday in Elizabeth's honor — even though the two queens are distant cousins.