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Wow that sucks. One is tempted to admire the chutzpah of GS defense lawyers, simultaneously claiming both that their contract was with a company that no longer exists and that the lawsuit was a breach of that contract by the Bakers. Now that was a shitty contract! If one requires M&A work, one must already have an experienced M&A attorney to approve the "engagement letter". To get a reference to such an attorney, one must already have spent lots of money with a different law firm that is large enough to have a partner with a clue. Good luck with that, if you've been spending all your time developing technology rather than e.g. orchestrating dodgy real estate schemes like a particular presidential candidate. The house always wins.

As a juror, I would never vote "guilty" on a drug crime. Also, I would always find for the plaintiff if GS were the defendant.




> As a juror, I would never vote "guilty" on a drug crime.

What in the world does that have to do with anything?

> Also, I would always find for the plaintiff if GS were the defendant.

"Presumption of innocence unless I don't like them" and all that, I guess.


While it may be slightly OT for this, I think it is an important consideration.

It is a very coherent answer to the question: "What should you do if you're required to report for jury duty as part of a system that you think is likely to produce an unjust outcome?"


Thank you for telling us why you will never be selected to be a juror...


I've already served as a juror. Neither of the conditions cited above applied. It's not as though I would hide either of those from the court anyway. They're welcome to conduct their simulation of justice; I decline to take part.




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