S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v a weekly Greek-american Publication www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 869 June 7-13, 2014 $1.50 Greek-American Esqs Ceremony Win Largest PI Verdict Celebrates In History of NY State Greek-Am’s By Constantine S. Sirigos percent of his body and under - Funding of TNH Staff Writer went more than 15 surgeries. Mallas told TNH much credit NEW YORK – New York’s top is also due to Bournazos and Bioethics court recently upheld the largest Matarangas, who fought for affirmed pain and suffering jury Peat from early 2004 and in verdict in state history: $16 mil - 2011 asked him to try the case Andreas Dracopoulos lion. which went to trial in June of Kostantinos Mallas of Geor - that year. “Some of the biggest Makes Directorship gaklis & Mallas PLLC tried the firms in the state rejected the case for which Steven Bourna - case, but they had the foresight Possible at Hopkins zos and Dennis Matarangas to see there was more to it.” were the attorneys of record. And they believed in Peat, According to a Georgaklis & whose dreams remain modest TNH Staff Mallas press release “On July 1, after the victory. “He’s not mar - 2003, the plaintiff, Christopher ried. He wants a family, but he BALTIMORE, MD – A stun - Peat, was refinishing a floor in is happy he can get up and get ningly solemn and touching cer - an apartment in the Fordham a glass of water and put his emony marked the establish - Hill complex. While applying hands out and shake somebody ment of the Andreas C. lacquer on the floor, the pilot else’s.” He spent six months in Dracopoulos Directorship of the light on the kitchen stove ig - a rehab facility re-learning to do Johns Hopkins Institute of nited the lacquer and engulfed things other people don’t give a Bioethics, named in the donor’s Mr. Peat in flames for over 6½ second thought to. honor, on May 30, in the pres - minutes.” The jury held the Mallas worked for one large ence of Hopkins President complex responsible for the gas and one small firm after earning Ronald J. Daniels, numerous not being shut off. BA and law degrees at St. John’s faculty, and Dracopoulos’ Peat suffered second- and University, before opening the friends. third-degree burns on over 50 firm with George Georgaklis. Golden Dawn MPs Vent Rage in Parliament at Immunity Debate The position of Director is “I was never a good student, held by the Institute’s Founder, but I loved litigation,” and said The leader of the far-right Golden Dawn party, Nikolaos Michaloliakos (R), lawmakers Christos Ruth P. Faden. his mentor introduced him to Pappas (L), and Yannis Lagos react angrily against MPs after being transferred from prison to The Institute specializes in WITH THIS ISSUE personal injury law. “And I liked Parliament to speak during a debate on lifting their immunity on weapons charges, story p. 11. the ethics of clinical practice, that you had the ability to help biomedical science, and public people.” health, both locally and globally. TORT REFORM MYTHS Established in 1995, it is one of Regarding the contentious is - the largest centers of its kind, sue of tort reform, Mallas fights How Ellen Wound up on Greek Soap with more than thirty 30 faculty what he calls misconceptions members. right off the bat. He told TNH Daniels warmly referred to tort reform – in the form of caps By Constantinos E. Scaros dience that she – inadvertently, we now know the explanation Dracopoulos’ character, person - on pain and suffering awards as had made a cameo appearance. to this whole sordid but light - ality, leadership and generosity, a means of getting insurance Serendipity. If there is one Diamantis Nikolaou, a patri - hearted situation – which we and called him a "close, personal companies to lower their rates word to describe how Brousko archal vineyard owner on describe herein. But first, back friend.” – has never worked as adver - – a soap opera hardly known Brousko, played by George Xe - to the Ellen show, and her funny Dracopoulos said: “Dr. Faden tised. outside of Greece and Cyprus – nios, sits on a couch and gazes reaction: has spent her entire career pas - “If the tort reformers had made an improbable guest ap - at a photo of his long lost love. “What, what!?” DeGeneres sionately committed to dealing their way Mr. Peat, who was on pearance to television audiences Then, the camera pans in, and exclaimed, as her live audience with ethical challenges in the fire for at least six minutes, throughout the world, that word the object of his affection is howled with laughter. “That is biomedical science field and in would get only $250,000,” he is serendipity. none other than DeGeneres. It totally real, it’s not edited…that’s women’s health. Ruth has led said. He emphasized that large Indeed, a short clip of is DeGeneres’ high school grad - my senior high school photo,” the Berman Institute since its payouts are rare, always involv - Brousko was featured on the uation picture, so how in the she said. “I don’t understand it, I founding back in 1996 into be - ing horrific injuries and that May 20 airing of the interna - world did Brousko get hold of don’t know Greek, I know my coming the premier bioethics studies by independent groups tionally-famous, Emmy Award- that? haircut is a Greek tragedy right center in America – if not the show “There is no correlation winning Ellen DeGeneres show, Thanks to comments by Xe - there,” she joked, wondering world – conducting advanced when the hostess/comedi - nios and Director Andreas Geor - research on areas such as the Continued on page 6 enne/actress revealed to her au - giou, who also stars in the show, Continued on page 8 ethics of clinical practice, bio - medical science and public health, both locally and glob - ally. “All of this, while the world 1821 Relief Nat’l Hellenic Museum’s Greek Islands Gala today faces so many daunting challenges not only in the bio - medical field, but across all as - Effort Gives By Anthe Mitrakos pects of everyday life. Chal - lenges that more often than not CHICAGO, IL – In a creative Rise to the tribute to Greece, the National Continued on page 6 Hellenic Museum (NHM) team entertained at their annual Greek Aires “Journey to the Greek Islands” black tie gala held at the mod - By Steve Frangos ern chic Radisson Blu Aqua Ho - Greeks in TNH Staff Writer tel in Chicago on May 31. Greeted at the entrance by CHICAGO- Many Greek-Ameri - two cheerful donkeys, guests Ukraine Say cans still speak of the Greek War took their seats at tables named Relief programs of World War II. after a Greek Island: Poros, Ka - One often hears how famous Hol - lymnos, Mykonos, Crete, Zakyn - “OXI” to lywood stars of the day such as thos, Chios, etc. The $300 indi - Jack Benny, Judy Garland, and vidual ticket at one of these Bob Hope served as radio hosts tables included fine dining, Russian Rule on special Greek War Relief artistic performances, live mu - marathon programs. Throughout sic, and dancing throughout the By Svitlana Arabadzhy the war years, newsreels were night. An elegant, yet fun can - Special to The National Herald shown in movie theaters all across dlelit table setting was adorned the country – many owned by by leafy branch centerpieces MARIUPOL, UKRAINE – Ac - Greek immigrants – featuring with magenta orchids mimick - cording to the data of the All- Hollywood stars, American polit - ing the traditional Greek island Ukrainian population census of ical notables, and Greek-Ameri - voukamvilia, and white rocks 2001, there were 91,500 Greeks can leaders marching with the representing the Greek shores, in Ukraine: 77,500 of them Royal Evzones down New York while soothing blue light ac - (84.5%) in Donetsk region. City’s Times Square. cents filled the dim room with Most are proud of their Greek What only a handful of the a charming island aura. heritage, which they strive to most dedicated of scholars recall Emcee for the night, Chicago Furla Studio honor and retain in a democra - is the first nationwide Greek War Dr. George Korkos, plastic surgeon, investor C. Dean Metropoulos, and John Calamos Sr., tic and sovereign Ukraine. To Relief drive in the United States Continued on page 2 Chairman and CEO of Calamos Investments and Chairman of the National Hellenic Museum. Russian rule, they loudly pro - of America. So thunderous was claim: “OXI!” this response that it was called in THE HISTORY the national press, “the Grecian Greeks appeared in the Fever!” When the Greeks raised Ukraine territory in the 7th cen - the flag of freedom or death This Week in Island-Specific Cuisine at Molyvos tury. 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