The Maxwell jury came back before the holiday, convicting in the sex trafficking case on all but one count – looks [ike multiple decades of prison time. The Holmes / Theranos jury is apparently deadlocked on at least some counts, according to notes to the Judge, As we like to say here, juries are not […]
Communication breakdown / Its always the same As the federal fraud trial against Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes winds down, her lawyer argued a “fundamental disconnect” in the evidence. The charges revolve around Theranos’ blood testing devices. Holmes is charged with deliberately misleading investors from whom Theranos put together $700 Million in capital regarding the technology’s capability. […]
One of my favorite films about trial lawyering is The Verdict (1982), starring Paul Newman and directed by Sidney Lumet. David Mamet adapted the screenplay from a 1980 novel by Barry Reed. Newman plays Frank Galvin, a lawyer holding on tightly to a medical malpractice claim near the end of his career. He is strung […]
For fans of courtroom psychology, this may be really interesting. Claims & Litigation – Session 4 – When the Mask Comes Off (1)
In protecting children and families from the devastating consequences of medical error in obstetrics. That has been a constant theme of my practice for over thirty years and continues to this day.
Hey, here’s a bad litigation strategy! Alex Jones Unveils Strategy Of Calling Plaintiffs’ Counsel A ‘Little White Jewboy Jerkoff Son Of A Bitch’
Baby, breakdown, go ahead and give it to me Breakdown, honey, take me through the night (baby, baby, breakdown) Breakdown, now I’m standin’ here, can’t you see? Breakdown, it’s all right It’s all right It’s all right Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Breakdown The Federal court system is running out of operating money this week […]
So this happened. OBGYN Defendant (also ex-drummer for The Offspring) Saves Life of Potential Juror With CPR; mistrial
Posner Attacks
From the ABA Journal reporting on a Philly Xarelto verdict that got overturned: Erdos rejected an alternate ground for overturning the verdict that was based on an Instagram photo by a lawyer for the plaintiff that used the hashtag #killinnazis. Erdos nonetheless scolded and punished the lawyer for the post, the Legal Intelligencer (sub. req.) […]
