Comments on: Milberg hires judge who ruled in its favor

By: Stupid WSJ

Stupid WSJ — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:36:12 +0000

Beckerman is right. This is a stupid editorial that jumps to conclusions without exmaining the facts. Firs, Cahn’s ruling did NOT favor Milberg. If Cahn had invalidated the fee agreement, Milberg would have been absolved from paying him and would be that much richer. Also, as noted by the WSJ’s earlier stories, Cahn disapproved any payment from any case which was connected to the indictment. One wonders whether the WSJ even tried to contact Cahn or Milberg before it ran its editorial smearing the reputation of one of NY’s most highly respected judges.

By: Another Commentor

Another Commentor — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:31:20 +0000

“It would be hard for a retiring federal judge who retired went to back into private practice in the same state not to work for a firm for which he had previously ruled favorably.”

But would it have been so hard to find a firm without the baggage of Milberg? Why would Cahn choose a firm that previously was indicted and currently under a compliance agreement after paying a $75 million fine with former partners convicted on felony charges and sitting in jail? There are plenty of firms with no baggage at which Cahn could have joined.

By: Commentor

Commentor — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:26:24 +0000

It would be hard for a retiring federal judge who retired went to back into private practice in the same state not to work for a firm for which he had previously ruled favorably. My guess is that in the past he has also ruled against Milberg Weiss or its clients on other issues.

By: Y. Keeman

Y. Keeman — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:44:58 +0000

they probably hired him for his fine legal mind and ability to try cases rather than the thought that he would attract clients hoping that his former status might influence the legal luminaries sitting in New York Supreme.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:34:49 +0000

I think by taking the job he shows what kind of attorney he is.

By: Ray Beckerman

Ray Beckerman — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:26:20 +0000

I think you’re barking up the wrong tree here.

1. Judge Herman Cahn was one of the finest judges in the system. A totally honest, by the book, caring judge.

2. All you are saying is that after he retired he accepted a job at a law firm which had won a favorable ruling from him when he had been a judge. That means absolutely nothing. There isn’t a commercial law firm or experienced commercial litigator in New York that hasn’t received favorable rulings and unfavorable rulings from Judge Cahn.

By: PointOfLaw Forum

PointOfLaw Forum — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:50:32 +0000

Milberg hires judge who ruled in its favor…

Last year New York trial judge Herman Cahn ruled in favor of class-action giant Milberg in a high-profile dispute over whether it could share its winnings from past cases with disgraced felon and former name partner Melvyn Weiss, the firm’s……

By: John Hochfelder

John Hochfelder — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:49:02 +0000

If I were a prosecutor or on an ethics board with jurisdiction over this type of matter, I’d be looking into this hiring. It stinks.