In his first sixty days in office, President Trump has unleased a two-prong attack on the integrity of the American system of justice. First, he has targeted federal judges who have issued rulings unfavorable to the Administration. With vicious personal ad hominem attacks, he has released the personal information, including home addresses of these judge’s family members, all in an effort to intimidate them into complying with his illegal dictates. Any judge assigned to handle a case involving the Trump Administration now knows that his children or grandchildren and their families may be subjected to harassment and threats. As a result,judges … Continue reading →

Plaintiff litigation advertising is cynical recruitment tool to enlist potential plaintiffs in mass tort litigation. Litigation advertising furthers three primary objectives (1) enlisting potential plaintiffs in mass tort litigation (2) damaging the reputation of corporate defendants and (3) increasingly the likelihood that corporate defendants do not obtain fair trials in cases in which the advertisers have a financial stake. The most pernicious objective is the contamination of the prospective jury pool on the eve of trial. According to Rustin Silverstein, the President of X-Ante, over $1,000,000,000 is spent each year on litigation advertising at a remarkable burn rate of 27 … Continue reading →

This article will discuss best practices for defendant’s counsel to follow in representing a corporate client remotely (e.g., via Zoom, GoToMeeting, or WebEx). Increasingly, it is the expectation of courts, both state and federal, that deposition discovery will continue during the pandemic. How can you, as the defense lawyer, fulfill your primary duty of providing effective counsel to the client when the prep is conducted long distance and you will not be able to be in the same room as your client during the deposition? In a document-intensive deposition, how can you ensure that the client is fully capable of … Continue reading →