By Lauren A. Tulli Recently, the FDA released guidelines titled the “Special Procedures and Considerations for Park Doctrine Prosecutions” to clarify the mechanism by which enforcement actions can be brought against corporate executives of FDA regulated companies. Although the…
Yearly Archives: 2011
Search Warrant Protocol – What Every Company Should Do to Prepare
There are many ways by which the Government, federal or state, can appear at a company’s doorstep. The most disruptive and unnerving is when government agents show up in the company’s lobby to serve and execute a search warrant. Is…
Witness Preparation – Ask Your Questions. Get the Right Answer
Witness preparation is one of the most important components of trial and litigation practice. A simple but overlooked part of preparation is asking your witness your actual questions. You may have two or twenty essential questions that you must ask…
Tagged with: Coaching, Cozen O'Connor, Deposition, From the Sidebar, Hayes Hunt, Questions and Answers, Trial, Witness Preparation
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Will, Kate and Royal Prenuptials
By Jennifer Brandt We all sat transfixed last week as Will and Kate finally tied the knot. The pageantry and revelry accompanying their wedding was a fairy tale brought to life. But, what went on between the couple in those…
Tagged with: Cozen O'Connor, Family Law, Hayes Hunt, Jennifer Brandt, Kate Middleton, Marriage, Prenuptial Agreement, Prince William, Royal Wedding
Posted in Litigation
Posted in Litigation
Are Judicial Rulings Based Only on Facts and Law? Justice, Wheaties and Timeouts.
Most judges, lawyers and anyone that watched an episode of Matlock would suggest that judicial rulings are based solely on law and facts. After all, Justice is blind, and an objective Judiciary must apply facts to the law and render an impartial…
Tagged with: Closing Arguments, Economist, Galleon Trial, Hayes Hunt, Impartial Judiciary, Jonathan Levav, Judges, Judiciary, Jury, Justice, Parole, Shai Danzinger, The Science of Justice
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Galleon Trial: Declawing Cross Examination
Last week during the insider-trading trial of Raj Rajaratnam, the defense called Rick Schutte, Galleon’s former president of U.S. operations. Chad Bray of the Wall Street Journal wrote an informative article “Questions Over Defense Move: A Witness for Rajaratnam…
Tagged with: Chad Bray, Cozen O'Connor, Credibility, Crime, Direct Examination, Federal Rule of Evidence 607, Galleon Group, Hayes Hunt, Insider Trading, Investment Fund, Jury, Litigation, Raj Rajaratnam, Rick Shutte, Trial, Wall Street Journal
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Corporate Mutiny of the Whistleblower’s Bounty
Recently, GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay $750 million to resolve criminal and civil charges brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The case centered on the sale of contaminated products which were manufactured at a factory located in Puerto Rico. …
Tagged with: Bounty, Corporate Compliance, Corporate Ombudsperson, Cozen O'Connor, Department of Justice, From the Sidebar, GlaxoSmithKline, Hayes Hunt, Whistleblower
Posted in Corporate Compliance
Posted in Corporate Compliance
One Last Question.
I recently attended a large event with a room filled with lawyers and judges. One of the award recipients made the mistake of telling the audience that his acceptance speech was going to be quick and short. It wasn’t. Judges started to talk amongst themselves,…
Tagged with: Attorney, Hayes Hunt, Judges, Jurors, Jury, Lawyers, Public Speaking, Trial Practice
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Client Costs and Litigation Expenses: Ticket to Toledo
I need to get to Toledo. I can fly PennAir or OhioJet, same flight times. I am a preferred member on PennAir and receive “free” upgrades, bonus miles, and all the things which make me believe PennAir prefers me. …
In Brief: 10 Qs to Jeff Davidson at Sun Studio, Memphis, TN
Interview with Jeff Davidson, Counsel and Supervising Producer at Sun Studio Sessions, Memphis, TN 1. Why is Sun Studio called the “Birthplace of Rock N’ Roll”? Sun Studio is called the “Birthplace of Rock’n’Roll for it’s unique and…
Tagged with: 10 Qs, B.B. King, Beale Street, Birthplace of Rock N' Roll, Elvis Pressley, Hayes Hunt, Howlin' Wolf, In Brief, Jackie Brentson, Jeff Davidson, Music Producer, Rocket 88, Sam Phillips, Sun Studio, Sun Studio Sessions, U2
Posted in Interviews
Posted in Interviews
