[USML Announce] USML - Planning for 2009

Sat Nov 29 10:33:16 EST 2008

Six weeks in Kansas, good grief...what are we gonna hear about next, a
one-year arbitration in Pakistan?  Good grief,Mark, what's with you, Winick
and this ongoing oneupmanship.....please try to get along this coming
season.....

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Mark Blocker <mbblocker at aol.com> wrote:

>  Before I spent six weeks in Kansas, I would have bet your case would
> settle too, but people with weak claims do not always act rationally.  Jeff,
> in light of your schedule, what do you think is the best available Plan B?
>
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On
> Behalf Of *jhwinick at aol.com
> *Sent:* Friday, November 28, 2008 10:44 AM
> *To:* announce at usml.net
> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] USML - Planning for 2009
>
>
>
> Professor and Brad Lee,
>
> The parties mediated the dispute two weeks ago.  I came prepared with a 25
> page mediation statement and 200+ pages of supporting
> documentation.  Esteemed opposing counsel arrived with a 2 page mediation
> statement in which he asserted that notwithstanding any "evidence" that Mr.
> Winick might offer, it should all be evaluated and dismissed in light of the
> vast conspiracy to which I was a willing participant.  As far as I could
> tell the "smoking gun" supporting the conspiracy theory is that the
> terminated general contractor was replaced by a general
> contractor headquartered in the state of Florida and the individual who made
> the decision to terminate them had attended college at the University of
> Florida.  Needless to say, the mediation ended quickly.
>
> The clincher was the phone call this week when opposing counsel told me
> that his client is judgment proof and will fight this case to the finish
> unless paid in full because he has nothing to lose.  Mind you, the amounts
> that his client is seeking are dwarfed by the damages sought by my client.
>
> I've got another case set for trial in LA in early April.  I didn't mention
> that as a conflict because it will almost certainly settle.  This one
> won't.  Sorry.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Klein <anrklein at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:30 am
> Subject: Re: FW: [USML Announce] USML - Planning for 2009
>
> I agree with Brad. And if Brad and I can agree, then so can Winick and his
> opponent.
>
> -Andy
>
> Brad Jansen wrote:
> > Jeff:
> > Settle.
> > Brad Lee
> >
> > > On 11/23/08, *jhwinick at aol.com <mailto:jhwinick at aol.com>*<jhwinick at aol.com%3E*?>> <
> jhwinick at aol.com <mailto:jhwinick at aol.com <jhwinick at aol.com?>>> wrote:
> >
> > Unfortunately March 29th doesn't work for me. I've got a trial
> > starting in Seattle on the 30th and will have to leave for Seattle
> > some time during the week before.
> >
> > Can we go the prior weekend?
> >
> > As for stat services, I wasn't too impressed with CBS and am
> > investigating some aternatives. Ill report back soon.
> >
> > Jeff
> > Sent from my BlackBerry(R) wireless handheld
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "JOHN FRUIT, FAF ADVISORS INC." <jfruit1 at bloomberg.net
> > <mailto:jfruit1 at bloomberg.net <jfruit1 at bloomberg.net?>>>
> >
> > Date: 23 Nov 2008 11:39:08
> > To: < announce at usml.net <mailto:announce at usml.net <announce at usml.net?>
> >>
> > Subject: Re:FW: [USML Announce] USML - Planning for 2009
> >
> >
> > March 29 should be fine by me, but I would like to reserve the
> > right to phone in
> > remotely as Jim did last year...it didn't seem too much an
> > inconvenience. jf
> >
> >
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