Monthly Archives: February 2012

The question, Justice Stephen Breyer said, is not whether Blackbeard himself could be sued, but whether the holding company that oversaw the whole operation, Pirates, Incorporated, was liable for various nefarious acts on the high seas. Once again, Breyer had … Continue reading →

I interviewed Anthony Franze, an attorney at Arnold & Porter in D.C., about his debut novel, The Last Justice. The Q&A, which touches upon why he chose to have the solicitor general as his main character, is up at Washingtonian … Continue reading →

As a reporter who is constantly reading court decisions, my eye is always drawn to the place where judges let it all hang out: the footnote. I have come across two of interest in the last week. The first was … Continue reading →

This month’s California Lawyer magazine features a cover story I wrote on the lawyers involved on both sides in the mammoth litigation between indigenous Ecuadorean plaintiffs and Chevron Corp. over oil contamination in Ecuador. It’s a case I’ve been covering … Continue reading →