Category: Trial Lawyer Finds Inspiration in Movie “Animal House”

We hear lots of highfalutin theories about trial strategy and how to manage jury psychology, but a courtroom approach based on a fictional fraternity speech is new to us. And that, of course, is why we read the New York Post’s Page Six everyday - for enlightenment on complicated legal issues.
According to the gossip […]

We hear lots of highfalutin theories about trial strategy and how to manage jury psychology, but a courtroom approach based on a fictional fraternity speech is new to us. And that, of course, is why we read the New York Post’s Page Six everyday - for enlightenment on complicated legal issues.
According to the gossip […]

In December, we posted on a story about former UnitedHealth CEO, Dr. William McGuire, who agreed to forfeit about $620 million in stock-option gains and retirement pay to settle claims related to stock-option backdating. (In addition to the $530 million McGuire made in compensation while running UnitedHealth, he was allowed to keep stock options valued […]

In December, we posted on a story about former UnitedHealth CEO, Dr. William McGuire, who agreed to forfeit about $620 million in stock-option gains and retirement pay to settle claims related to stock-option backdating. (In addition to the $530 million McGuire made in compensation while running UnitedHealth, he was allowed to keep stock options valued […]

Here’s an enticing lead in a story from this morning’s Recorder: “A grand jury indicted . . . . Scott Harkonen, former CEO of the Brisbane, Calif.-based biotech firm InterMune Inc., Tuesday for allegedly fraudulently marketing the company’s drug Actimmune. The decision marks a rare instance in which the Justice Department has gone criminal against […]

Here’s an enticing lead in a story from this morning’s Recorder: “A grand jury indicted . . . . Scott Harkonen, former CEO of the Brisbane, Calif.-based biotech firm InterMune Inc., Tuesday for allegedly fraudulently marketing the company’s drug Actimmune. The decision marks a rare instance in which the Justice Department has gone criminal against […]

Last night, LB colleague Nathan Koppel posted on how the disappearance of Bear Stearns may affect law firms that have reaped rich fees from Bear in the past. Among the firms mentioned was Cadwalader, which is expected to enjoy a short-term boost in work from Bear, since partner Dennis Block is counseling the bank in […]

Last night, LB colleague Nathan Koppel posted on how the disappearance of Bear Stearns may affect law firms that have reaped rich fees from Bear in the past. Among the firms mentioned was Cadwalader, which is expected to enjoy a short-term boost in work from Bear, since partner Dennis Block is counseling the bank in […]

On December 27, Chinese security agents dragged Hu Jia and his wife him from their apartment complex, called Freedom city. Hu, a prominent blogger and human rights activist, had been disseminating information about peasant protests, dissidents and other issues often censored in the Chinese media. At different times, Hu and his wife, also a blogger, […]

Today’s big event at the Supreme Court — the arguments over the District of Columbia’s ban on hand guns — concluded late this morning. We connected with Jess Bravin, the WSJ’s SCOTUS correspondent, for his take on the oral arguments.
Jess, after listening to the arguments, what’s your sense of how the Court feels about […]