The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for a criminal defendant who was interrogated so sharply by the trial judge during his testimony that the jury may have questioned his veracity. "Rather than clarify points in a witness’s testimony, the court’s questions had the capacity to signal disbelief," the justices said, reversing Michael Taffaro’s conviction of fourth-degree contempt for Web-posting salacious information about his sister, with whom he was locked in a bitter probate dispute.
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Lawyer and Client Sanctioned Over Client’s Conduct, Use of ’F Word’ During DepositionFrom: law.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 00:00:00
A federal judge has levied sanctions of more than $29,000 on a lawyer and his client after finding that a deposition was a "spectacular failure" because of the client’s constant use of vulgar language and insults and dodging or refusing to answer questions, and his lawyer’s failure to rein him in. The judge found that Aaron Wider, the CEO of HTFC, used the "F word" or variations of it 73 times during the deposition and that the video shows that his lawyer at one point "snickered" at ...
more Pretrial Gambit Bruises Client in Backdating CaseFrom: law.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 00:00:00
First, Skadden partner Richard Marmaro took a punch. Judge Charles Breyer sentenced his client, ex-Brocade CEO Gregory Reyes, to an extra six months in prison due to a false declaration submitted as part of a gambit to help former HR chief Stephanie Jensen sever her backdating trial from Reyes’ trial. Now it seems Keker’s Jan Little will take a hit. Little’s client Jensen deserves a sentencing enhancement because of the same maneuver, Breyer has ruled, even though it was Reyes ...
more Uncertain Economy May Hurt Associates’ CompensationFrom: law.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 00:00:00
By most accounts, associates at Pennsylvania’s small and midsize firms enjoyed salaries and bonuses in 2007 that were consistent with or higher than those of the year before. But now some associates may feel the effects of a downturn depending on their firms’ philosophies toward compensation. Manny Pokotilow, managing partner of Caesar Rivise, says he’s no more or less nervous about the financial climate in 2008 than he is at the beginning of any other year. "Every year looks u...
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