Risk, Reward and Pain: Doctor Lessons from An Opioid Trial
Opioid medications continue to be in the news, as demonstrated by the recent nationwide state attorneys-general investigation. This situation only demands more attention from physicians and...
Mute Oracle: The Controlled Substances Act and Physicians’ Criminal Conduct
Criminal laws are supposed to give persons regulated by the law sufficient notice of what conduct, exactly, is prohibited. Criminal laws, as interpreted by courts,...
Pill Mills, Poppy Flowers, Dead Poets and the Human Resources Department
Having been through a seven-week federal criminal “pill mill” trial, I think a lot about enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act and its effect on...
“Fantastic Lies” and Corporate Criminal Prosecution
When the past is dug up in documentaries (or docudramas), events are often sensationalized. This practice is of long pedigree: Shakespeare was not above amping...
Civil Lesson From Criminal Trials
Civil lawyers can learn something from criminal trials. Here is a 20-minute talk . . . . . . and, if you are ambitious,...
Lawyer Presentations Without PowerPoint: Charles Laughton and The Fiery Furnace
At trial in a white-collar or civil business case, lawyers sometimes complain that the material or documents they must work with are so old, so...
“Isn’t pretty much everyone you represent a criminal? Why use tax money for that?” | An Interview With Federal Public Defender Kevin Butler
We took a few minutes and sat down with Kevin Butler, the Federal Public Defender in the Northern District of Alabama. Before he was appointed...
Take The Deal or Go To Trial? Exactly.
The awful pressure to plead guilty, brought on by the significantly enhanced sentences that the Government often seeks where a defendant asserts his right to...
Katrina Shootings and Prosecutorial Ethics
Federal district court judge declaring a mistrial in Katrina police-shootings: “a prosecutorial game of qualsiasi mezzo.” #ethics #DOJ #Katrina (via White Collar Prof blog)...
Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials (on YouTube)
Criminal Trials. Civil Lessons. This recent talk on Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials is primarily directed to internal counsel; what they should think about when hiring...