Benjamin R. Opipari, the in-house writing instructor of Howrey LLP, has written a great piece on legal draftsmanship. He writes of style and says that lawyers could take a hint or two (or three or four) from children’s literature. You can read Opipari’s article here.
United States v. Brown, No. 0 – 20038 (5th Cir. June 16, 2009) (Reavley, Wiener, and Southwick) (white collar crime, double jeopardy) The defendants, all former employees embroiled in the Enron scandle, filed an interlocutory appeal contesting the Government’s newly redacted indictment. In Brown I, the Fifth Circuit found that the original jury verdict could not stand because […]
A federal jury recently returned a verdict of $1.92 million against 32-year-old Jammie Thomas-Rasset for downloading 24 songs. Of the more than 30,000 suits brought by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), this is the first one to go all the way to trial. This verdict was actually the second verdict in the case. The first verdict […]
