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It's been said. . .

“I've sat down with these guys, and these folks are dead serious. They want to put their money where their mouth is. Would I question the motive of someone who wants to cure cancer?”

Dr. J. Kevin Dorsey, dean and provost of SIU Medical School, Springfield, upon receiving a $10.2 million donation from plaintiffs' law firm SimmonsCooper

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“We felt like we've led the legal charge, and now we want to find a cure for this thing and … lead by example.”

John Simmons, Alton lawyer whose firm, Simmons-Cooper, has represented people who developed mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos

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“If they don't want my money, that's their decision, but I'm here to help. I'm not asking them to have me over for barbecue.”

SimmonsCooper founder John Simmons, in acknowledging a gap exists between lawyers and doctors (Both the medical school and the Sangamon County medical society welcomed the donation for the benefit of cancer patients)