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Anna Nicole Smith collapsed in her hotel room at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., and was rushed to a hospital on Thursday. A Hollywood, Fla., fire department spokesman told MSNBC TV that the actress was unresponsive when the rescue unit arrived on the scene.
Sources confirmed to Access Hollywood that Smith was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital shortly after 2 p.m. EST on Thursday. Access Hollywood also is reporting that Smith was intubated at the scene.
Officials told the Miami Herald, "it does not look good."
Anna Nicole Smith has become model study for law students
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press Writer
MIAMI — Anna Nicole Smith never finished high school, but in a twist as bizarre as the model's life and death, she is helping teach lessons at law schools around the country.
Even before her death last month led to legal wrangling, Smith was a case study for students learning about estate law. Her high-profile court feud with the family of her late husband, Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II, landed them in at least one widely used textbook, "Wills, Trusts and Estates." (They're kissing on page 195.)
Now, one poorly drafted will and a court battle over her body later, law professors are finding her troubles can again serve as an example to students. Over the past month, professors say they have answered questions about court proceedings or used Smith to illustrate an issue in passing. Some have even distributed and discussed copies of her will. Students say it has been interesting and instructive to watch the case play out.
"The students were asking right away — 'When are we going to talk about Anna Nicole Smith?'" said Susan French, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.
She assigned Smith's will as reading and discussed it in class. French and other professors said Smith's case brings up good points for discussion and touches on issues their classes cover.
For example, what happens if children are born after a will is written, as Smith's infant daughter was? What happens if a beneficiary dies before the will's creator, as Smith's son did?
One clause where Smith appears to disinherit future spouses and children has become particularly intriguing for law classes. It's something a man would write if he might have illegitimate children, professors said. Why would it be in Smith's will? Was she an egg donor? Did she give a baby up for adoption? Or, was it just language carelessly copied from a template?
Stephen Urice, a trusts and estates professor at the University of Miami, said Smith's will also illustrates one common flaw. Many wills don't include a contingency plan, such as what should happen if the will's sole beneficiary dies before its creator.
Urice also assigned Smith's will, discussing its flaws in class. He hopes students can apply those lessons to their own will drafting assignment.
"It was enormously helpful," said student Lou Mandarini of critiquing Smith's will.
Sean Carney, a law student at the University of California, Davis said that mentions of Smith in his class on wills and trusts also made for a very timely discussion.
"Even though the cases we read about come from the real world they come bound in a big fat book," he said, explaining they can seem divorced from daily events.
Smith's complex legal problems have made her an easy target for law school scenarios, testing whether students can spot issues.
Curiosity about Smith's case has even spilled over to unrelated law classes. G. Eric Brunstad Jr. teaches law at Yale and is attorney for the family of Smith's deceased husband but isn't teaching trusts and estates.
"One of my students raises her hand and says ... 'Can you tell us about who is going to get the body?'" he said, laughing.
Smith, of course, is still making news. The Broward County medical examiner said autopsy findings on Smith will be released later than expected because of new evidence.
Two professors who also expect to confront Smith's case again are New York University's Robert Sitkoff and Northwestern University's James Lindgren, editors of "Wills, Trusts and Estates," where Smith previously served as an example.
Sitkoff is teaching the subject at Harvard this semester, where he received e-mails from students with questions before he touched on her in class. A class of international students surprised Lindgren by being interested, too.
Smith will likely remain in the book's next edition, both said, partly because students enjoy cases where they recognize the participants.
"There can be contracts cases with Elvis. It does make it easier to teach," Lindgren said.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/4616784.html
The gal on CTV said it right...
Perper's job is to determine the "cause of death" and not the "manner of death".
example...
It is is job to say it was a overdose of drugs - not an accidental or intentional overdose of drugs
Even law classes cannot figure out why Anna Nicole disinherited future children....
The levels of Methadone may have been 10 times what was reported.
HKS made a bundle off the funeral - $3mil to a television show. Big Moe is very upset with the televising of this event. Big Moe and HK$ had a blow up over this after the funeral
All this per Barry Levine of National Enquirer on Court TV
Oh and something else, in their story this week they are going to refer to him as "Howard K. $tern".
I guess he is saying that Wecht's autospy report was total BS or is it that the Bahama's Autospy report was wrong?
He was talking about how Daniel's body may need to be exhumed.
Wow!!!! Big Moe is turning on Stern. He stuck around because of Anna and now that she's gone he's beginning to see Stern for what he is.
I'm a little bit unclear exactly what he said about Wecht, but since he said that the tox levels were higher than anything that had been previously been released to the public, I think that both autospies are under suspicion now. Otherwise, why would they be talking about exhuming him?
Did you read the posts about her son by a native American tribal leader? Her name is on the boy's birth certificate which is on record in Burbank, CA. He was born in 2001, about 3 mos. after her will was dated. We can't figure out why the media hasn't grabbed at this. Boy and father currently live in Arizona. There's quite a bit of information available on it as the father has been anything but quiet about this (not that he's been on tv about it, but he's spilled the beans in other forums).
I bet the cocktail that killed Daniel is the same doses and drugs that Anna would take to function. I'm sure they cups were switched.
Poor Daniel!!
""Two professors who also expect to confront Smith's case again are New York University's ROBERT SITKOFF and Northwestern University's James Lindgren, editors of "Wills, Trusts and Estates," where Smith previously served as an example.
SITKOFF is teaching the subject at Harvard this semester, where he received e-mails from students with questions before he touched on her in class.""
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Harvard Law Professor Sitkoff might be interested in some of the theories on this thread.
rsitkoff@law.harvard.edu
No, just got home. Whose son?
I rewound it...
Levine says new interviews are going on down Broward over the computer findings. (Moe, Tas, etc.)
Bahama officals have found out that some of the tox reports may have been faked. (so this is an inside job going on in the Bahamas) Even Wecht was presented with these fake Bahama tox reports. (so is Wecht coming clean now also?)
Where did Wecht preform his Daniel autospy's at? (his body stayed in the Bahamas right? or did Wecht just get blood samples sent to him in USA?)
Professor Robert Sitkoff, Harvard Law Professor, who's been receiving e-mails about Anna Nicole and using her will as a teaching tool in class.
How shockingly BOLD to fake reports in such a high profile case...
Cyril Wecht Performs 2nd Autopsy On Anna Nicole Smith's Son
Daniel Smith On Anti-Depressants At Time Of Death
POSTED: 12:15 pm EDT September 18, 2006
UPDATED: 12:55 pm EDT September 18, 2006
PITTSBURGH -- Local pathologist doctor Cyril Wecht released new information Monday into the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son.
Wecht said Daniel Smith was on prescription anti-depression medication when he died, but does not know whether it played any role in his death.
Wecht will return to Pittsburgh from the Bahamas on Monday afternoon, after conducting a second autopsy on Daniel Smith.
He ruled out heart disease, stroke and congenital problems.
Daniel Smith died on Sept. 10 in his mother's hospital room, after she gave birth to a baby girl.
"Well I'm looking for everything. I think it's been unfortunate for some of these things to have been injected upon," said Wecht.
Wecht has requested Daniel Smith's medical records for further testing.
An inquest into Daniel Smith's death is scheduled to begin in late October.
When Wecht heads back to Pittsburgh Monday afternoon, he won't have to head to court.
His trial is delayed indefinitely until an Appeals Court rules on removing judge Arthur Schwab from the case.
Wecht's attorneys argued Schwab is not impartial.
Wecht faces 84 charges, accused of allegedly using his office for personal gain.
Just on blogs I believe. Others have been following the case on the TV programs and they may be able to tell you more. From what I gather most are focused on this case and unfortunately aren't looking back at Daniel's death. I really really believe there was a switch...not sure if it was intentionally or a accident. I think the dreams that Anna was having was because of what happened in her room. The whole thing of purgatory and Daniel saying he was cold and asking her to come to her..That's guilt!!
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