https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/05/fifth-circuit-overturns-151-million-mark-lanier-verdict/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 01 May 2018 12:22:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/05/fifth-circuit-overturns-151-million-mark-lanier-verdict/comment-page-1/#comment-348661 Tue, 01 May 2018 12:22:39 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=70276#comment-348661 Another point in the opinion: defendants elicited testimony regarding their corporate culture and marketing practices, painting a picture of themselves as “wonderful people doing wonderful things.” As a result, the district court allowed inflammatory character evidence against defendants – including claims of race discrimination and bribes to Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi “regime” – as defendants’ character testimony had “opened the door.” Absurd, given, inter alia, that the defendant owned more than 265 companies in 60 countries. “[T]he Rules of Evidence do not simply evaporate when one party opens the door on an issue.”

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/05/fifth-circuit-overturns-151-million-mark-lanier-verdict/comment-page-1/#comment-348657 Tue, 01 May 2018 11:08:17 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=70276#comment-348657 Shouldn’t the plaintiff’s lawyer be disbarred?

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