[USML Announce] USML - Planning for 2009

Sat Nov 29 13:08:18 EST 2008

I don't have any problem doing an earlier draft. ?I can't remember if anyone had conflicts the weekend of 3/21-22, but even earlier is OK with me. ?Obviously, things get less predictable as you go earlier, but that's OK. ?It's the same for everyone. ?I'd also be OK with a weekday evening, although Jim B and I would have the same limitation that we noted before--must be prior to 4/1. ?(I recognize the latter option could be a problem for those outside Chicago, though.)

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:33 am
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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?

?

From:
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Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008
10:44 AM

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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 20
08 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 <mailto: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? wireless handheld?

>?

> -----Original Message-----?

> From: "JOHN FRUIT, FAF ADVISORS INC." <jfruit1 at bloomberg.net?

> <mailto:jfruit1 at bloomberg.net>>?

>?

> Date: 23 Nov 2008 11:39:08?

> To: < announce at usml.net <mailto: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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