So, we get there for our inquest. Legal bags full of important legally looking documents with captions and pretty backers, folders full of urgently yellowed research with cryptic notes at the tops of pages [note to self: in about a month, try to remember that the notation "punis" refers to punitive damages and is not a word coined to describe a judge as being a small penis (wonder what kind of google searches this one is going to pick up!)]. All dressed up, polished up for the inquest.
The judge's courtroom deputy looks at us and says, "uh, you guys have witnesses to put on? Live testimony?" And we say, "well, yeah". "Oh", says he, and "I'm going to have to reschedule you until September". "Oh", says we. And then "shit".
The good news is that nice pre-judgment interest keeps acruing at 9%.
And the defendant, in the hallway, acted like such a jerk that when I got back to the office I wrote to the Court to request an emergency conference to discuss how to guarantee my and my client's personal safety.
Yup, a real interesting day.
Posted by Random Penseur at July 27, 2006 03:39 PM | TrackBackmany people don't realize how dangerous litigation is. I have often seen them targetted, especially women, to try & bring about a different outcome. but in the end you are a stealthy breed.
Posted by: michele at July 29, 2006 08:16 AM