A Chicago lawyer says his opponent in a small claims case is using an unfair tactic by sitting a buxom woman next to him at counsel's table.H/T: Overlawyered
Attorney Thomas Gooch says the woman's sole purpose "is to draw the attention of the jury away from the relevant proceedings" — a dispute over a used car. He asks Cook County Circuit Judge Anita Rivkin-Carothers to order the woman to sit in the gallery with other spectators.
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Now if there is a post or article that cries out for illustration it is this one. How can we assess the accuracy of the claims without visual confirmation.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of car is it?
ReplyDeleteThis is an important consideration if we are to claim any connection to the Hawk of Iowa.
Indeed, MCB, Esq. We must confirm the veracity of this tale.
ReplyDeleteSHOW US THE PHOTO!!!!!
The court rules, "Shut up, counselor."
ReplyDeleteWhat, was she sitting there falling out of her blouse, what? Sounds to me like Lawyer Gooch was the one most distracted.
ReplyDeleteGooch was jealous, Rebecca.
ReplyDelete1. http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Daniella+Atencia/photos
ReplyDelete2. http://abovethelaw.com/2011/05/remember-the-allegedly-distracting-breasts-at-counsels-table-they-belong-to-the-dudes-wife/
Cheers
I probably shouldn't mention this, but a couple of years ago I was on the jury in a lengthy trial [24 days] and one of the defendant's lawyers was a relatively attractive woman of some 40 years or so, and on at least a half dozen days of the trial, especially those in which she was questioning witnesses, she wore very sheer blouses which showed quite definite 'nipplage'. Her 'headlights' were *always* on.
ReplyDeleteTruth to tell, while it was visually appealing it certainly didn't seem appropriate in a trial where the plaintiff was asking for in excess of $115M.
Oh, and we were told by the judge that we were the only all-male jury he had had in over 22 years on the bench. Go figure.
Yeah well I was a juror in a 'red light district' crime 30 yrs ago, and 3 scar-faced bullnosed, footballer- sized detectives, real old school, sat opposite us jurors and grinned insanely at us through the trial. Arms round each other like the 3 stooges, after each one gave evidence with a sneer. Intimidated? Yep.
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