On a day when observers were on tenterhooks wondering if the DOJ would decide to mount a rebuttal case, Judge Kessler gave the clearest indications yet that she was seriously pondering just what remedies she might impose, and what the effects may be. The questions and hypotheticals she posed throughout the questioning of Dr. Carlton […]
Dr. Carlton’s testimony was finished today, but DOJ may still call Frank Chaloupka as a rebuttal witness. There will be a conference call on the subject Friday at 1:30. Defense will not receive anything written down before the call, but will have a chance to respond in a 3:30 call.
The rebuttal would be very […]
In case attorneys for the tobacco industry had not succeeded in completely tearing down the perceived credibility of Dr. Max Bazerman during their recent cross-examination, they brought to the stand Friday a seasoned University of Chicago professor and successful businessman in the field of law and economics to finish up the job. Mr. Daniel […]
Our day began with Joint Defense lawyer David Bernick announcing to Judge Kessler that the defense lawyers had enough free time the days before to banter at length upon the semantics of announcing “a” or “an” hypothetical question. It turns out it is “an hypothetical”. This was the same group that would later gang up […]