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Previously on L .A. Law.

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Douglas and I have been working with a
headhunter for the past few weeks.

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He's put us in touch with a few heavy
hitters with substantial client bases.

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I'd like to call a meeting with one of
them. Exactly where does this new

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fit in on the totem pole?

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That would be negotiable.

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What if at some point Randy decides to
fight you for custody?

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A lawyer's professional judgment can't
conflict with his personal feelings.

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A lawyer himself can't be made an issue
on which you're vulnerable.

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A lawyer can't keep questioning himself
because he's afraid he could be falling

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for his client.

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This is lousy timing, Allison.

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I know that there are certain people who
think that just because they're

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involved with a lawyer that they are
entitled to special favors with their

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problems. I think it's really important
that at this stage of our relationship

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you realize I'm one of them.

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Roxanne is a very important person to
me, David, and if she needs my help,

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no mistake, she gets it. If that means
jeopardizing my relationship with you,

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I'll do it. If it means getting ugly and
dredging you through the polluted

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sludge, I'll do it.

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I say this.

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You hire a divorce lawyer to represent
you against the very person that you

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trust. I'll give him five more minutes,
and that is it.

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Come on, Orny, relax a little.

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As soon as the photographer is free, we
can get this over with. The sooner, the

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better. Don't do me any favors, Arnie.

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Let's just have our pictures taken,
shall we, guys?

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So what other videos are you promoting
here tonight, Dave? What's it to you?

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I like to know the company I'm in. Never
been too particular before.

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You're right. If I had been, I wouldn't
have gotten involved with you. Dave,

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what exactly are mood enhancement
videos?

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Tropical foliage and alpine vistas,
mostly. You know, I have one of the

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selections of bucolic imagery in
Southern California right here. Well,

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that and your smut collection, I'm in a
real -class environment.

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Oh, don't put on airs with me, Arnie.
This is Dave, remember?

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I know you too well.

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Oh, yeah?

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Well, here's something you don't know,
Dave.

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I don't need the money this bad.

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Fine.

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Arnie!

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I know you can get through this.

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Allison and I suffer a lot of difficult
individuals with what I do, but this guy

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is too much.

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Dave has a real problem.

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No matter how hard he works, no matter
how much money he makes, he'll never be

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sexy, he'll never be glamorous, he'll
never be you.

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Do you want me to stay?

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Yes, I do.

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Okay.

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How could you have ever opted for
Cifuentes instead of me?

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I don't know how many times I've asked
my pup that very same question.

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Is this Arnie Becker, Dave?

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Yeah, Arnie. This is Cheryl Flexer.
Cheryl, Arnie Becker.

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Hi. I'm also here promoting a video.

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Oh, really? What video is that?

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For the Love of Rubber.

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Really? Do you know what I do when I'm
not making porno films?

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No, what's that?

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I work for a process server.

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One for you, and one for you.

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Big smiles, everybody.

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Beautiful.

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Maybe.

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burnt up.

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You may be aware that after last week's
debacle with the melons by mail, I've

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shifted, excuse me, the source of our
dietary supplementation to Jocko's

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a crunchy snack that's high fiber, high
protein, and more importantly, rodent

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-free. Yes, we know, Douglas. The office
is still buzzing about it. May we move

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on, please?

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There's more to buzz about.

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Jocko's is currently running a cash
giveaway contest. Which contest?

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We... won this morning, earning the firm
$5 ,000.

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Are you kidding? Each box contains a
batless baseball player on the cover.

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If your box contains the missing bat, as
one of ours did, see?

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Glides in like this.

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Voila! We win $5 ,000.

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Well, that's pretty good.

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So you see, the windfalls of a healthy
diet are endless.

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Moving on.

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Siegel versus Blanchard.

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Trial starts today. Ready. Let me
reiterate my reservation about starting

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trial at eight and a half months
pregnant. Forget it. Oh, I'm a Douglas

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one. This doesn't make sense.

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Actually, it makes perfect sense.

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We're up against a grieving mother who
lost her baby at birth. With Ann

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representing the doctor, we stand a good
chance of neutralizing that sympathy.

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Putting a pregnant attorney into a
maternity malpractice case.

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strikes me as being manipulative, and I
will... It is manipulative, Leland, but

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that's what we do.

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The fact is, the jury's going to listen
to me on this more than they would

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Michael. And since this doctor is so
clearly not negligent, I don't mind

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him whatever advantage he needs.

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Well, well, well.

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Nice of you to join us this morning.

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Yeah, well, I got an unexpected surprise
last night at my promotional, and I was

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up a little late.

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Got sued over the video.

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Sued for what?

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Malpractice, breach of warranty, some
crackpot hint that she relied on my

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advice, and it ruined her life. And she
actually filed suit? You can wipe the

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smile off, Doug.

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She named the firm as well.

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What? She sued us? You're all co
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would end up in embarrassment, and we're
not covered.

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Now, look, I don't know anything about
this lady's case, but she's gonna have a

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difficult time making malpractice stick.

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Victor, you got any time?

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A little. All right, get together with
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Let's mark up a fast motion to dismiss
and nip this in the bud.

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Very good, Arnold.

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Lastly... Drop dead.

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At this time, the partners are very
pleased to announce the acquisition of a

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partner. Ms.

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Rosalind Shays will be joining us next
week, concentrating in the corporate

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department.

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What are we supposed to do, clap?

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This is a major coup for the firm,
Victor.

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Miss Shays has a tremendous client base,
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revenue. Yeah, well, forgive us for not
dancing around, Douglas, but the

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revenues that you're talking about go
directly into your pocket, not mine.

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As for the associates here, well, the
only thing that's going to change is

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the ratio is going to go up seven to
three. And you know what? That stinks.

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You're not worried about job security,
are you, Victor?

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Nope.

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I'll tell you what does bother me,
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that a bunch of bottom -line partners
are going around behind closed doors

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trying to calculate how to make
themselves richer with no regard at all

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other lawyers in this place.

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I mean, nobody introduced me to this
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Abby, Jonathan, anybody talk to you?

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Nope. You want to meet her, Victor?
Fine.

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I'll set it up right away. Dinner,
tomorrow night.

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Let's move on.

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Thank you. That's it.

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We're done.

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I couldn't really feel the contractions
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I just remember pushing as hard as I
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And then I remember seeing the baby,
waiting for it to cry.

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But there wasn't a sound.

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What happened next, Mrs. Blanchard?

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There seemed to be this panic.

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The nurses were yelling at each other to
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on his head.

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Your son's head?

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Yes. And then they stuck this tube down
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His face, it looked blue.

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I know this is painful for you, ma 'am.

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But can you tell us what happened next?

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Suddenly everything stopped.

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Nobody was rushing around anymore.

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And I saw them take the tube out of his
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And I was screaming at them to tell me
what was going on.

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Dr. Siegel, he said that my little boy
was dead.

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I have nothing further.

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Did it appear that Dr. Siegel was doing
everything he could to save your baby?

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I guess.

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But then I found out after that maybe he
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I...

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Did you do everything you could to
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I did. What kind of question is that?

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Did you ever consume alcoholic beverages
during the course of your pregnancy?

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I think I maybe had wine on two or three
occasions.

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Uh -huh.

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And you also drank coffee, didn't you?

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Sometimes. What's the point? The point
is, Mrs. Blanchard, you ignored the

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express instructions of your doctor to
avoid alcohol and caffeine.

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That didn't kill my baby. We don't know
what killed your baby.

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Did you ever fly during your pregnancy,
ma 'am?

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Flying is allowed.

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But it's not recommended.

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Objection. Your Honor, I'm trying to
establish that this witness was derelict

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her prenatal care. That's not fair.

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Mrs. Blanchard, just answer the
questions.

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I'll give you a little latitude here,
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Your niece, Melissa, came down with a
viral infection while visiting you

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the sixth month of your pregnancy,
didn't she, Mrs. Blanchard?

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Yes. Did you make any attempt to isolate
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I was the only one who could take care
of her. So you knowingly exposed your

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unborn child to a contagious disease,
didn't you? Was I supposed to stay away

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from Melissa?

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Talk to me, Mrs. Blanchard. I'm the one
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make it sound like it was my fault.
Maybe it was your fault. Miss Kelsey,

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enough. True or false, Mrs. Blanchard,
your doctor said no drinking, you drank.

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Your doctor said no caffeine, you had
coffee. Your doctor said avoid flying

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contagious diseases, and you didn't.
Stop it. You also smoked cigarettes,

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you? I didn't kill my baby. You also
smoked cigarettes, didn't you? Why are

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doing this to me? Yes or no?

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Yes, I smoked cigarettes, but cigarettes
did not kill my son. How do you know

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that?

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Objection. Ms.

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Kelfrey.

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I have no further questions for this
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You want to tell me what just happened
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What do you mean?

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Anne, our defense is that Dr. Siegel is
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It's not that Lucy Blanchard is guilty.

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She's the one who wants to point a
finger here.

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I was just showing the jury that we can
point it right back at her just as

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easily. I'm sorry, but the whole reason
for your doing this was that you would

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seem more sympathetic.

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You just came off like a monster in
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Thank you, Abby.

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But I'm the one who decides strategy
here, okay?

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Ann, I'm not snapping at you. There's no
need for you to snap at me.

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I'm snapping at you because you're
undermining me in the middle of a trial,

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I won't stand for that.

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Are you okay? I'm fine.

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End of discussion.

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Buying Arnold Becker's video guide to
divorce is the worst thing my client

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did, Your Honor.

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Following Mr. Becker's instructions, she
locked her husband out. She wasn't

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following my instructions.

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Sit down, Mr. Becker. Your Honor, I
trust that Arnold Becker's arrogance

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not be imputed to me.

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Sit down, Mr. Meyer. The breach of
warranty runs to them both.

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She used their videotape to work out her
separation agreement, and as a result,

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she wound up with about a tenth of what
she was entitled to. Arnold Becker

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specifically cautioned purchasers of
this tape that it wasn't a substitute

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legal counsel.

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Oh, nonsense.

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What were they buying it for, to repair
their cars?

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Just a minute, Mr. Dare.

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Was there, in fact, a disclaimer on the
tape?

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Yes, Your Honor, there was. It was
wholly inadequate.

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Now, even assuming, arguendo, that the
plaintiff was relying on Mr. Becker for

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legal counsel, there was no mention at
all of Mackenzie Brackman on that tape,

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nor can videotape production be deemed
as the practice of law, Your Honor.

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I'd have to agree. Well, accordingly,
then, Your Honor, I would move to

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any and all claims from Mackenzie
Brackman, Chaney, and Cusack.

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Opposed? Furthermore, since malpractice
liability runs only to the client...

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And since the plaintiff wasn't a client,
I move to dismiss the claim of

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malpractice against Arnold Becker
personally.

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Both Mr. Meyer and Mr. Becker had
liability as sellers.

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Your Honor, Mr. Meyer was relying wholly
on Mr. Becker's expertise as a divorce

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attorney and should not be held liable
for any legal misrepresentation

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in the video. All right, I've heard
enough.

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The malpractice case against Mackenzie
Brackman is dismissed.

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The malpractice claim against Arnold
Becker individually is dismissed.

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Thank you, Your Honor. Your Honor, does
this mean Dave Meyer is the only one

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liable? Wouldn't be the first time,
Sheldon. The cheese stands alone.

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The breach of warranty claim stands
against Mr. Becker as well.

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That's it.

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Query, Your Honor.

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Why is an honest businessman being
pilloried for that which is so wholly

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his field of expertise?

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Save your queries for trial, Mr. Meyer.

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No queries, yes, sir.

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Next case, Carey versus Boucher.

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What's up?

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Oh. Have a seat, Ann.

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Pretty cute, Abby, going behind my back.
I came straight to you, Ann. I brought

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my problem straight to you, and you just
shut me down.

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All right, look.

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Based on Abby's account of what happened
in court yesterday, I'm not so sure

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it's as brilliant an idea as I thought
to have you try this thing.

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Abby and I just disagree with respect to
strategy, that's all. Well, I happen to

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side with Abby.

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Fine. I'll try to tone it down. Are you
prepared to take over? What?

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Michael. Excuse me, Ann.

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Abby, can you try this case?

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Yes. You can't do this. I'm sorry, Ann,
but I have to think of the client. You

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have no right to yank me. Hey, as head
of litigation, I not only have the

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I have the responsibility. Now, you have
personalized this case beyond the point

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of its effectiveness, and I can't let
that happen.

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Abby, you take the witnesses, and you
close.

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Michael, you could at least give me a
chance. That is the way it's going to

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all right?

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Hey.

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Jonathan? Diana?

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Just the two I'm looking for. Yeah,
what's up, Douglas?

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Jaco's cereal won't pay, that's what.

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They say there was a packaging screw -up
and baths were placed in over a hundred

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boxes instead of three. Oh, no.

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They're offering a hundred bucks as a
paltry compromise. I want you to sue

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for me.

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You want to litigate a $5 ,000 claim?

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It's a $500 ,000 claim.

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There were 122 false winners. I want you
to file a class action suit on behalf

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of all the victims tomorrow.

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A class action? Make Benny the named
plaintiff.

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We'll get a lot more mileage with a
retardo leading the charge. We can't do

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that. Of course we can. He's part of the
firm. Make it Benjamin Stulwitz et al.

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Diana, I want you to put ads in the
Times and the Examiner notifying all

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prospective plaintiffs. The distribution
of their boxes was limited to West L

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.A., so the victims should all be local.
Jonathan, schedule a motion to certify

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the class post -haste.

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You don't think this is a little rash?

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No, I don't.

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Those cheap bastards suck a bat in my
box. They're gonna make good.

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Besides, if we certify the class, we'll
get a quick settlement and possibly see

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a nice council fee of about $20 ,000.

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Teach those serial grunts to mess with
me.

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You can see the changes on the monitor
right there. They indicate a... Yes.

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indicate a fluctuation in the baby's
heart rate about 30 minutes prior to

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delivery. And what was happening at this
point, Doctor?

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What probably happened was the baby
compressed its own umbilical cord,

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off its oxygen.

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And what was the effect of this loss of
oxygen?

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The effect was brain damage so extensive
that its heart and lungs could not

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function outside the womb. This baby
couldn't breathe, its heart couldn't

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any blood, and that's what caused it to
die so quickly after delivery.

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Can something be done to save the child
in this situation?

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Absolutely. An emergency C -section
could have easily rescued the child

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the oxygen loss had caused the brain
damage.

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And what did Dr. Siegel do? He did
nothing. He waited 30 minutes and

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the child vaginally.

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Did this weight factor into the child's
death?

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00:18:27,910 --> 00:18:31,889
There's no question about it. Dr. Siegel
waited too long. Had he responded and

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done the cesarean, this baby would still
be alive.

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Thank you, doctor.

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I have nothing further.

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Dr. Stark?

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These changes in the monitor are very
minor, aren't they?

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They're certainly noticeable.

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They're noticeable.

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But if that baby suffered brain damage
from a lack of oxygen during delivery,

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now that would be marked by a huge
fluctuation in the heart rate, wouldn't

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Not always, no.

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But typically, right, Doctor?

321
00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:14,279
Yes, typically the fluctuations would be
more remarkable. In fact, this baby

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suffered extensive brain damage long
before delivery. Isn't that right?

323
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I see no conclusive proof of that.

324
00:19:20,581 --> 00:19:22,879
Do you have any proof that it didn't
happen that way?

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00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:26,159
Yes. Based upon my review of the case, I
concluded that the brain damage

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occurred during the delivery.

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Based upon your review.

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Did you speak with Dr. Siegel or read
his deposition?

329
00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,960
No. Did you speak with the
anesthesiologist?

330
00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:38,330
No.

331
00:19:38,980 --> 00:19:40,360
How about any of the nurses?

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00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,680
I didn't have to. I reviewed the
records.

333
00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,380
Who sent you those records?

334
00:19:44,381 --> 00:19:47,239
Objection! I'm offering to show bias,
Your Honor.

335
00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:50,939
The objection's overruled. Who provided
you with Mrs. Blanchard's medical

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records?

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00:19:52,740 --> 00:19:54,180
Her attorney, Mr. Haber.

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00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:58,559
And how many times have you previously
testified for Mr. Haber? Your Honor,

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00:19:58,560 --> 00:19:59,900
is totally irrelevant.

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00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:05,239
Overruled. Mr. Haber, sit down. In how
many of Mr. Haber's malpractice cases

341
00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:06,500
have you testified, sir?

342
00:20:06,501 --> 00:20:07,419
I don't know.

343
00:20:07,420 --> 00:20:08,470
More than ten?

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00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,100
Yes. More than twenty?

345
00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,040
I guess. I don't know.

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00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,020
More than five hundred?

347
00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:21,309
No. So somewhere between 20 and 500
times, you've taken the stand to find

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00:20:21,310 --> 00:20:24,570
negligence. It's more like 35 times,
tops.

349
00:20:24,950 --> 00:20:27,030
Oh, so now you do know how many times.

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And you are paid for this testimony,
correct?

351
00:20:31,630 --> 00:20:36,570
Yes. And, sir, how many babies have you
delivered in the past five years?

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None.

353
00:20:38,590 --> 00:20:41,810
None. Well, I guess that's certainly
understandable.

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00:20:41,811 --> 00:20:45,859
With all these court appearances, who
had time to practice medicine?

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00:20:45,860 --> 00:20:47,000
Objection! Withdrawn.

356
00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:48,330
Nothing further.

357
00:20:56,891 --> 00:21:03,379
You know, Abby and Jonathan, they wanted
to be here, but they're a little tied

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up with litigation right now.

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00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:05,559
I understand.

360
00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,819
Too many lawyers can wreck an evening
anyway.

361
00:21:07,820 --> 00:21:09,020
You got that right.

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00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:14,740
So, nice?

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00:21:16,020 --> 00:21:19,779
Comfortable? Yes, but I think I'll feel
more comfortable when I know I've

364
00:21:19,780 --> 00:21:20,860
passed. Pardon?

365
00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:24,880
Victor, Leland didn't arrange this
dinner out of concern for my diet.

366
00:21:25,540 --> 00:21:29,040
I have the ever so slight feeling that
I'm being tested tonight.

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00:21:29,420 --> 00:21:33,659
Well, scorecards are already in,
Rosalind. You've got the job. So, all

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00:21:33,660 --> 00:21:37,760
left is for me to smooth the ruffled
feathers of the ranking senior

369
00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:41,580
Honey, do I look ruffled?

370
00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:48,439
Maybe it's... the shirt all kidding
aside victor i know my being brought in

371
00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:52,239
this has got to make you wonder but if
you're harboring the slightest

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00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:56,359
apprehension about what it does to your
stock let me be the first to squelch it

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00:21:56,360 --> 00:22:02,959
from everything i've heard about you
your future is pretty much guaranteed

374
00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:08,039
have you heard well that he has the
highest winning percentage in the firm

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00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:12,139
Michael Cusack and Ann Kelsey have lost
cases that Victor Cifuentes probably

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00:22:12,140 --> 00:22:13,860
would have won. No, I doubt that.

377
00:22:13,861 --> 00:22:17,559
Mike Cusack and Ann Kelsey, they're both
first -rate trial lawyers.

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00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:18,610
I know they are.

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00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:19,850
But you're better.

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00:22:19,851 --> 00:22:23,399
And the truth is that you're the reason
I have confidence in our litigation

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00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:24,450
department.

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00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:28,640
And you're the one that I would like
handling my client's needs in that area.

383
00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,300
Well, I'm flattered.

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00:22:32,020 --> 00:22:33,540
Oh, boy.

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00:22:33,940 --> 00:22:36,720
If I want to get serious about dinner,
I, uh...

386
00:22:37,120 --> 00:22:39,110
I have to frisk a little. That looks
cute.

387
00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:45,150
You're terrific.

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00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:47,460
You're poison.

389
00:22:48,780 --> 00:22:52,120
What? You're better than Kelsey and
Kuzak.

390
00:22:52,580 --> 00:22:55,100
I want you handling my client.

391
00:22:55,900 --> 00:22:57,080
She's playing you.

392
00:22:57,081 --> 00:23:01,719
She's probably got a double -header
scheduled tomorrow with Ann and Michael.

393
00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,500
I don't know. She seemed... She seemed
okay with me.

394
00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:06,930
Trust me on this one.

395
00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:08,720
That woman is trouble.

396
00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:16,120
It's your video, Arnie.

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00:23:16,121 --> 00:23:19,399
You're the one who got it. Oh, suddenly
it's my video. When the money's rolling

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00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,759
in, it's our video. But as soon as
there's a possible judgment looming

399
00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,320
us, I'm on my own. You're not on your
own.

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00:23:25,321 --> 00:23:29,339
We'll provide you with whatever legal
representation you need. Big deal. You

401
00:23:29,340 --> 00:23:32,349
send Victor in there to get the firm off
the hook, you leave me dangling.

402
00:23:32,350 --> 00:23:34,210
Arnie, that is the way the judge ruled.

403
00:23:34,211 --> 00:23:37,189
Because that's the way you argued it.
Hey, you don't like the way I handle

404
00:23:37,190 --> 00:23:40,740
You go represent yourself next time. You
can believe me next time I will.

405
00:23:40,741 --> 00:23:44,069
Next time I'll know that I can only
count on myself.

406
00:23:44,070 --> 00:23:47,090
Look, if this were a malpractice case,
it would be one thing.

407
00:23:47,091 --> 00:23:50,809
But our insurance carrier is not going
to kick in for breach of warrant. Then

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00:23:50,810 --> 00:23:51,860
you kick in.

409
00:23:51,861 --> 00:23:54,029
Your hands were out for the profits.

410
00:23:54,030 --> 00:23:55,410
You kick in. He's right.

411
00:23:55,830 --> 00:23:59,080
We should at least contribute to the
extent we profited. And more.

412
00:23:59,081 --> 00:24:02,449
We're 60 -40 partners. You people should
be throwing in 40 % of whatever the

413
00:24:02,450 --> 00:24:05,590
liability is. Why don't you just cross
-claim Dave Meyer?

414
00:24:05,930 --> 00:24:09,909
The truth is, you could lay this whole
thing at his door. Boy, we all know how

415
00:24:09,910 --> 00:24:11,470
to be lawyers in here, don't we?

416
00:24:11,471 --> 00:24:15,009
We all know how to be shrewd and cold
-blooded in the clutch, right?

417
00:24:15,010 --> 00:24:16,310
We'll give you 50 ,000.

418
00:24:16,311 --> 00:24:19,229
There's no ceiling on what you would
take, Leland. Why would you limit... 50

419
00:24:19,230 --> 00:24:22,609
,000. And that's more than we've gotten
from this thing collectively.

420
00:24:22,610 --> 00:24:27,350
And on a 60 -40 split, that covers you
up to $125 ,000 in a settlement.

421
00:24:27,351 --> 00:24:30,319
You certainly can make this thing go
away for that amount.

422
00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,240
And if I can't? If it's more than that,
you're on your own.

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00:24:40,740 --> 00:24:43,340
Boy, isn't it great to have partners?

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00:24:43,341 --> 00:24:47,499
It's uplifting to know that I can share
my daily endeavors with such honorable

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00:24:47,500 --> 00:24:48,550
people.

426
00:24:50,241 --> 00:24:57,689
The common questions don't predominate.
This is not appropriate for a class

427
00:24:57,690 --> 00:25:01,190
action. It's the same cause of action
for everybody. No, no, it's not.

428
00:25:01,191 --> 00:25:05,709
Some of the plaintiffs got the big vats,
and some of them got the small ones.

429
00:25:05,710 --> 00:25:07,690
Excuse me? Different size vats, Judge.

430
00:25:07,950 --> 00:25:13,310
Grand prize winners got the fat vats,
and the runners -up got the thinner

431
00:25:14,190 --> 00:25:21,189
What's more, some got bunters on their
boxes, instead of a guy

432
00:25:21,190 --> 00:25:22,209
swinging away.

433
00:25:22,210 --> 00:25:26,620
You see... If you got the big swinger
with fat bat, that's $5 ,000.

434
00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:32,299
Bunt with the slimmer model at $2 ,500.
Now, some of these kids are just, you

435
00:25:32,300 --> 00:25:35,499
know, whooping the fat bat into the
bunter's hands, and that doesn't win

436
00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:37,700
anything at all. For God's sake.

437
00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,020
On top of which, you've got the whole
issue of privity. What?

438
00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:42,320
Privity? Privity.

439
00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,530
Some of the kids actually bought the
cereal, others didn't.

440
00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:47,980
I'm telling you, Judge, it's a thicket.

441
00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:53,560
Look, Mr. Powell, I don't care about
privity or skinny bats or fat bunters.

442
00:25:53,780 --> 00:25:58,379
Uh, fat bats, Your Honor. All the
players are evenly proportioned. It's

443
00:25:58,380 --> 00:26:01,979
size of the bats that differs from
boxers. All right. The point is, is that

444
00:26:01,980 --> 00:26:05,360
the class plaintiffs are suing your
client for the same thing.

445
00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,130
You've got the same defendant, and
you've got the same basic cause of

446
00:26:09,380 --> 00:26:11,100
The class is certified.

447
00:26:11,101 --> 00:26:14,139
Your Honor, there's so many sub -issues
here, you can't just... I know.

448
00:26:14,140 --> 00:26:15,190
It's a ticket.

449
00:26:15,940 --> 00:26:18,410
Declasse a certified pending notice, Mr.
Powell.

450
00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:21,530
Next case.

451
00:26:23,020 --> 00:26:25,440
You were great. Thanks. I want to see
you today.

452
00:26:26,060 --> 00:26:27,120
Mr. Rollins.

453
00:26:28,580 --> 00:26:30,000
Nice job. Thanks.

454
00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:34,960
Look, we obviously can't afford the
negative publicity of being sued by

455
00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:38,919
I'd like to see this whole matter just
go away post -haste. Two o 'clock

456
00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:40,000
tomorrow in my office.

457
00:26:40,220 --> 00:26:41,270
We'll talk numbers.

458
00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:42,690
I'll be there.

459
00:26:42,691 --> 00:26:47,019
How many of those kids have you actually
tracked down? A little over 25.

460
00:26:47,020 --> 00:26:51,040
Get as many of them there tomorrow as
possible. I don't want parents, just

461
00:26:51,180 --> 00:26:53,410
And have them there by one so I can
prime them.

462
00:26:53,620 --> 00:26:55,260
Why? Strategy, that's why.

463
00:26:55,261 --> 00:26:57,459
You think he's worried about publicity
now?

464
00:26:57,460 --> 00:26:59,480
Oh, boy, he's in for a treat.

465
00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:00,730
All right.

466
00:27:03,540 --> 00:27:06,080
What caused the baby's brain damage, Dr.
Siegel?

467
00:27:06,360 --> 00:27:10,320
Most likely, it was compression of the
umbilical cord, like Dr.

468
00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:11,610
Stark testified.

469
00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,210
But... It didn't happen during delivery.

470
00:27:14,470 --> 00:27:15,520
How can you be sure?

471
00:27:15,670 --> 00:27:19,589
Because the kind of brain damage we're
talking about, the compression of the

472
00:27:19,590 --> 00:27:22,989
cord would have to go on at least seven
minutes. Now, that would have sent the

473
00:27:22,990 --> 00:27:26,120
heart monitor right off the chart, not
the little blips we saw.

474
00:27:26,121 --> 00:27:28,149
When do you think this happened to the
baby?

475
00:27:28,150 --> 00:27:29,230
There's no way to tell.

476
00:27:29,231 --> 00:27:33,129
Obviously, the baby can't use its lungs
in the womb, and the blood supply is

477
00:27:33,130 --> 00:27:34,270
provided by the mother.

478
00:27:34,590 --> 00:27:38,889
So it is possible to have a brain
-damaged child, and yet an apparently

479
00:27:38,890 --> 00:27:43,159
pregnancy. There's just... No way to see
this coming. But since there were some

480
00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:46,879
fluctuations in the monitor, shouldn't
you have performed a C -section just to

481
00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:47,599
be safe?

482
00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:48,650
Absolutely not.

483
00:27:48,980 --> 00:27:51,020
C -sections have risks, too.

484
00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,910
Risks that outweigh any possible
advantage in this situation.

485
00:27:54,911 --> 00:27:58,519
Dr. Siegel, is there anything you could
have done to save this child that you

486
00:27:58,520 --> 00:27:59,570
did not do?

487
00:27:59,820 --> 00:28:00,870
No.

488
00:28:01,180 --> 00:28:03,290
Thank you, Doctor. I have nothing
further.

489
00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:16,020
The monitor indicated some
irregularities, correct?

490
00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:18,000
Yes, that's correct.

491
00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:23,399
And in response to this warning, you did
absolutely nothing. My response was

492
00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:27,920
exactly... You did nothing, Doctor,
right? I proceeded to deliver the baby.

493
00:28:28,100 --> 00:28:32,350
Vaginally. You billed my client for this
botched delivery, didn't you?

494
00:28:32,351 --> 00:28:33,469
Objection. Relevant.

495
00:28:33,470 --> 00:28:36,849
Mr. Haber. I think it's very relevant,
Your Honor. This man had the temerity to

496
00:28:36,850 --> 00:28:41,009
bill this woman $3 ,500, and he just
went through the motions. I did

497
00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:44,809
I could to save that child. Did death
even bother you, Doctor, or did you just

498
00:28:44,810 --> 00:28:47,460
go back to your office and just whip out
the invoice?

499
00:28:47,690 --> 00:28:51,249
Objection. Mr. Haber, you're out of
order. You make me sick. Dr. Siegel.

500
00:28:51,250 --> 00:28:54,049
tell you what's sickening, sir. A doctor
who makes a fatal mistake and then

501
00:28:54,050 --> 00:28:55,610
refuses to be held accountable.

502
00:28:55,750 --> 00:28:57,070
Objection. Move the strike.

503
00:28:57,071 --> 00:28:59,759
Sustained. One moment. Mr. Haber, and
you're in contempt.

504
00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:04,219
If I make a mistake, I expect to be held
accountable. What I don't expect is to

505
00:29:04,220 --> 00:29:08,639
be blamed for something that isn't my
fault. A baby died, sir, and all you can

506
00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:10,200
think about is your reputation.

507
00:29:10,380 --> 00:29:11,440
Babies die, Mr.

508
00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:14,890
Haber, no matter how hard doctors try,
they still die sometimes.

509
00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:19,339
But if you start suing us because we
can't be God, then soon we won't be able

510
00:29:19,340 --> 00:29:20,390
even be doctors.

511
00:29:20,460 --> 00:29:27,040
Her child is dead, and you think it's
unfair for her to sue.

512
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,520
I'm sorry for your tragedy, ma 'am.

513
00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:33,930
But you're chasing after me as if there
were some sort of guarantee.

514
00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:35,810
There isn't.

515
00:29:36,540 --> 00:29:37,720
And there never will be.

516
00:29:45,220 --> 00:29:47,860
So, what now, golden boy?

517
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,890
I set up a meeting with DiNapoli and her
attorney for tomorrow.

518
00:29:52,990 --> 00:29:56,970
When were you planning on telling me
about this? I just set it up this

519
00:29:57,090 --> 00:29:58,140
Right.

520
00:29:59,030 --> 00:30:02,150
I'd also rather handle this myself,
Dave. Oh, I bet you would.

521
00:30:02,410 --> 00:30:03,730
But I'm not going to let you.

522
00:30:03,770 --> 00:30:07,489
The only one I trust to look after my
interests now is me. Listen, we're on

523
00:30:07,490 --> 00:30:09,350
same side of the table this time, Dave.

524
00:30:09,351 --> 00:30:13,369
I think I can negotiate a better deal
for both of us if you and Sheldon let me

525
00:30:13,370 --> 00:30:14,750
do it alone.

526
00:30:16,070 --> 00:30:17,120
Tell me.

527
00:30:19,530 --> 00:30:20,610
What's worse, Arnie?

528
00:30:21,139 --> 00:30:23,540
Getting sued or having me as a co
-defendant?

529
00:30:23,541 --> 00:30:27,339
Either one's a real pleasant experience
if you want to know the truth.

530
00:30:27,340 --> 00:30:30,259
Well, that'll teach you to tie up with a
trinket salesman, won't it?

531
00:30:30,260 --> 00:30:32,670
I'm not going to play into this, Dave.
Into what?

532
00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:37,040
Into that tired old kick -me -I'm -David
-Meyer routine.

533
00:30:37,041 --> 00:30:38,359
That what?

534
00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:40,560
You must wish I never walked into your
life.

535
00:30:40,780 --> 00:30:41,830
No, I don't.

536
00:30:41,831 --> 00:30:46,479
I wish I'd been able to work out a more
amicable divorce between you and

537
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:47,530
Roxanne.

538
00:30:50,730 --> 00:30:55,090
I said some hurtful things, and I... I
wish I hadn't.

539
00:30:56,490 --> 00:30:57,570
You really mean that?

540
00:30:59,210 --> 00:31:00,260
Yes, I do.

541
00:31:02,870 --> 00:31:08,109
You know, when I first came to you with
this idea about the video, I wasn't even

542
00:31:08,110 --> 00:31:09,490
interested in making money.

543
00:31:10,030 --> 00:31:11,080
What'd you do it for?

544
00:31:11,370 --> 00:31:13,750
I just wanted to come to the party,
that's all.

545
00:31:14,770 --> 00:31:16,890
Just wanted to hear you say, Hi, Dave.

546
00:31:17,370 --> 00:31:18,570
How's it going? Hi, Dave.

547
00:31:19,490 --> 00:31:20,540
Hi, partner.

548
00:31:22,530 --> 00:31:23,580
Hi, partner.

549
00:31:26,070 --> 00:31:27,120
Still?

550
00:31:27,650 --> 00:31:28,700
You bet you're still.

551
00:31:29,790 --> 00:31:33,230
However rocky it's been, the truth is,
I'm real glad I know you.

552
00:31:34,410 --> 00:31:39,029
I'm real grateful that our paths have
crossed, and I wouldn't give that up for

553
00:31:39,030 --> 00:31:40,080
anything.

554
00:31:45,410 --> 00:31:47,570
I guess it isn't just a world of woe, is
it?

555
00:31:48,110 --> 00:31:49,160
No, David, it's not.

556
00:31:49,650 --> 00:31:52,060
Something always comes along to point
that out.

557
00:32:04,501 --> 00:32:06,409
See you.

558
00:32:06,410 --> 00:32:07,460
Yeah, come on.

559
00:32:09,930 --> 00:32:13,550
The gloam is lifting Roxanne. Of this, I
feel certain.

560
00:32:14,890 --> 00:32:15,940
Arnold. Leland.

561
00:32:16,370 --> 00:32:17,880
Rosalind. Arnie, how are you?

562
00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:20,170
Dave Meyer.

563
00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:21,730
How do you do?

564
00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:23,480
Are you an attorney here?

565
00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:27,480
Me? No, no. I'm in the direct mail field
primarily.

566
00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:29,740
You must know Digby Burnell.

567
00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:31,480
Would that I did.

568
00:32:31,481 --> 00:32:32,799
What do you mean?

569
00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,160
Burnell is in the pantheon of direct
mail gods.

570
00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:38,700
He's a titan, a warlord. He's Genghis
Khan.

571
00:32:39,620 --> 00:32:41,120
Roz, I wish you'd be good.

572
00:32:41,121 --> 00:32:44,419
He's been my client for about ten years.
If you ever want to meet him, just let

573
00:32:44,420 --> 00:32:44,979
me know.

574
00:32:44,980 --> 00:32:48,620
Naturally, I'm loathe to capitalize on
your relationship with him.

575
00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:58,959
I expect that this firm will realize its
appropriate share should you and

576
00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:02,560
Digby go forward with a venture. Oh, I
would offer it up joyously.

577
00:33:04,900 --> 00:33:06,040
Digby Burnell, please.

578
00:33:06,500 --> 00:33:07,900
This is Rosalind Shays.

579
00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:09,850
Good God.

580
00:33:10,460 --> 00:33:11,900
What an extraordinary woman.

581
00:33:13,500 --> 00:33:14,550
Okay,

582
00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:19,519
they've indicated they'll go for $250
,000, and your insurance company will

583
00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:20,570
cover it.

584
00:33:21,860 --> 00:33:22,910
No.

585
00:33:23,300 --> 00:33:27,100
No. Dr. Siegel, we can make this whole
thing go away right now.

586
00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:30,580
I wasn't negligent. I'm not going to say
I was by settling.

587
00:33:30,581 --> 00:33:33,299
We can structure it with no admission of
liability.

588
00:33:33,300 --> 00:33:34,780
That way you can... Oh, come on.

589
00:33:34,781 --> 00:33:38,159
You fork over a quarter of a million
dollars, you're admitting guilt.

590
00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:42,919
I do have a reputation to think about.
Dr. Siegel. Ms. Kelsey, look, I'm a

591
00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:46,659
doctor. I'm building a practice. I'm not
going to say I screwed up when I know I

592
00:33:46,660 --> 00:33:50,059
didn't. Yes, you are a young doctor. So
let's talk about the realities of

593
00:33:50,060 --> 00:33:51,980
practicing medicine in the real world.

594
00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:56,419
Doctors get sued when they've done
nothing wrong. Doctors lose suits when

595
00:33:56,420 --> 00:33:57,789
they've done nothing wrong.

596
00:33:57,790 --> 00:34:00,829
You want to go into court and fight
every time you happen to be right?

597
00:34:00,830 --> 00:34:04,560
Fine. You will spend your entire career
in depositions and witness chairs.

598
00:34:04,561 --> 00:34:08,069
And no insurance company is going to
carry you. So you're saying I've got to

599
00:34:08,070 --> 00:34:10,849
bend over and take it because of the
cost of doing business.

600
00:34:10,850 --> 00:34:11,990
That's the big picture.

601
00:34:11,991 --> 00:34:14,428
The immediate picture is we could lose
this case.

602
00:34:14,429 --> 00:34:17,928
And the way your coverage reads, you
could be on the hook personally for

603
00:34:17,929 --> 00:34:22,109
anything over a $250 ,000 verdict. I
don't think you should risk it. I'm not

604
00:34:22,110 --> 00:34:25,069
settling. If they come in at half a
million, you're going to have to sell

605
00:34:25,070 --> 00:34:26,120
house.

606
00:34:26,620 --> 00:34:30,040
I wasn't negligent. That baby didn't die
because of me.

607
00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:31,769
No deal.

608
00:34:52,759 --> 00:34:54,559
There's really no merit to her case?

609
00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:58,499
Roxanne, this woman is a bottom feeder.
Whatever works its way down to her, she

610
00:34:58,500 --> 00:35:00,660
eats. She's a professional victim.

611
00:35:00,661 --> 00:35:04,739
She wakes up in the morning, realizes
her life is trash, and asks, who can I

612
00:35:04,740 --> 00:35:05,790
sue?

613
00:35:06,060 --> 00:35:08,950
She collects injustice like some people
collect stamps.

614
00:35:09,140 --> 00:35:10,720
I'd like to crush her with a rock.

615
00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:12,930
Ladies.

616
00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:16,080
Arnie. Mr. Napoli. How do you do, Mr.
Becker?

617
00:35:16,081 --> 00:35:20,199
Could I get you anything? A cup of
coffee, something cold to drink. No,

618
00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:21,250
you. No.

619
00:35:21,770 --> 00:35:23,690
In that case, why don't we get started?

620
00:35:24,350 --> 00:35:27,790
This is the figure that I'm thinking of.

621
00:35:32,110 --> 00:35:34,990
Well, your thinking needs adjustment.

622
00:35:35,630 --> 00:35:37,430
Why don't you show it to your client?

623
00:35:39,030 --> 00:35:40,080
Denise.

624
00:35:42,290 --> 00:35:44,570
You think this is low? Oh, yes, I do.

625
00:35:44,571 --> 00:35:46,549
I'd like you to consider something.

626
00:35:46,550 --> 00:35:50,529
That figure is payable in full
immediately upon the signing of a

627
00:35:50,530 --> 00:35:53,220
would cover me, and cover Dave Meyer as
well.

628
00:35:53,740 --> 00:35:59,679
If you accept it, we can dispose of this
matter amicably. I'm willing to review

629
00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:02,270
the agreement that you and your husband
worked out.

630
00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:03,980
I'm willing to advise you.

631
00:36:03,981 --> 00:36:08,159
I'm willing to serve as your attorney
should you choose to engage me.

632
00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:09,210
I'm her attorney.

633
00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:13,339
You're not a matrimonial attorney, Leah.
How much less is this amount than what

634
00:36:13,340 --> 00:36:14,839
you would consider a good settlement?

635
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:16,019
It's considerably less.

636
00:36:16,020 --> 00:36:17,820
Forgive me, but I would beg to differ.

637
00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:20,960
If you reject that offer, you and I will
go to court.

638
00:36:21,900 --> 00:36:24,660
Papers will be drawn, depositions held.

639
00:36:24,661 --> 00:36:29,119
All the while, you'll be paying Leah
somewhere in the neighborhood of $250 an

640
00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:31,720
hour. I, on the other hand, will
represent myself.

641
00:36:31,721 --> 00:36:35,879
The earliest possible date that our
dispute would come to trial would be in,

642
00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:39,060
Leah, you can bear me out on this,
sometime in 1994.

643
00:36:40,300 --> 00:36:44,540
After trial, if you're awarded much more
than this, I will simply appeal.

644
00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:47,120
That process should take us into 1996.

645
00:36:49,190 --> 00:36:54,789
Even if you win every step of the way,
considering your legal fees, the rate of

646
00:36:54,790 --> 00:36:58,810
inflation, I'd be surprised if you broke
even.

647
00:37:00,410 --> 00:37:02,790
Leah, I'm accepting his offer.

648
00:37:02,791 --> 00:37:07,989
Mr. Becker, I'll have my divorce file
sent right over.

649
00:37:07,990 --> 00:37:11,060
Call me Arnie. Arnie, I look forward to
hearing what you think.

650
00:37:11,290 --> 00:37:13,030
You'll hear from me early next week.

651
00:37:13,550 --> 00:37:14,600
Leah?

652
00:37:15,650 --> 00:37:16,700
Yes?

653
00:37:17,190 --> 00:37:18,330
It's always a pleasure.

654
00:37:19,240 --> 00:37:20,290
Mm -hmm.

655
00:37:25,140 --> 00:37:28,620
I hate you both.

656
00:37:33,180 --> 00:37:39,599
Oh, yes, Dr. Siegel said that they did
everything they could, and they put up

657
00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:43,600
all of these other doctors to say that
he wasn't negligent.

658
00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,660
Doctors do that for each other.

659
00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:48,700
They stick together.

660
00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:56,079
Because if any doctor gets sued, it's
bad for all of them. But occasionally, a

661
00:37:56,080 --> 00:38:00,680
physician is honest and says what really
happened.

662
00:38:01,140 --> 00:38:03,640
Dr. Stark reviewed these records.

663
00:38:03,900 --> 00:38:07,480
He told you that Dr.

664
00:38:07,720 --> 00:38:09,660
Siegel should have saved this baby.

665
00:38:10,740 --> 00:38:15,340
And he didn't. He told you that because
that man did nothing.

666
00:38:15,980 --> 00:38:18,540
A little baby's life ended.

667
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:22,260
A bereaving mother has to deal with
that.

668
00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:24,780
He should have to deal with it, too.

669
00:38:35,820 --> 00:38:42,199
You've heard seven independent and
objective experts tell you that Dr.

670
00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:43,280
was not negligent.

671
00:38:45,230 --> 00:38:49,209
The only thing they have to counter is
the Honorable Dr. Stark, a professional

672
00:38:49,210 --> 00:38:52,750
witness who, for a fee, will say
anything Mr. Haber wants him to.

673
00:38:54,290 --> 00:39:01,069
No matter how much you sympathize with
Mrs. Blanchard, she has no

674
00:39:01,070 --> 00:39:02,120
case.

675
00:39:02,130 --> 00:39:08,249
I got up and attacked this poor woman
the other day because I desperately

676
00:39:08,250 --> 00:39:09,330
it to be her fault.

677
00:39:10,130 --> 00:39:11,180
And you know what?

678
00:39:12,750 --> 00:39:15,640
If it couldn't be her fault, I secretly
wanted it to be his.

679
00:39:16,710 --> 00:39:23,389
Because like her, the last thing I
wanted to accept was that these things

680
00:39:23,390 --> 00:39:24,440
happen.

681
00:39:25,330 --> 00:39:30,009
She screwed up. He screwed up. Somebody
did something wrong. Please, because

682
00:39:30,010 --> 00:39:31,750
little babies don't just die.

683
00:39:32,890 --> 00:39:34,170
They can't.

684
00:39:37,850 --> 00:39:40,250
But they do.

685
00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:44,160
I've picked out a name for my baby.

686
00:39:44,540 --> 00:39:47,800
I've even bought clothes, some pink,
some blue.

687
00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:53,559
My husband and I have looked forward to
this for so long that we've totally

688
00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:59,959
prepared for everything, except for the
possibility that something could go

689
00:39:59,960 --> 00:40:01,010
wrong.

690
00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:06,080
But the reality is, it could.

691
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:12,829
The reality is... that doctors can do
everything right, like Dr. Siegel did,

692
00:40:12,830 --> 00:40:18,649
mothers can do everything right, and an
innocent little child still doesn't make

693
00:40:18,650 --> 00:40:19,700
it.

694
00:40:20,090 --> 00:40:22,010
I know you don't want to accept that.

695
00:40:22,910 --> 00:40:26,370
God knows she and I don't want to accept
that.

696
00:40:58,101 --> 00:41:04,709
All right, come on, come on, get off the
table now. Off the table, please,

697
00:41:04,710 --> 00:41:05,729
please.

698
00:41:05,730 --> 00:41:09,569
All right, now listen. The cereal
company has just proposed a new

699
00:41:09,570 --> 00:41:11,450
offer of $800.

700
00:41:14,030 --> 00:41:18,370
Oh, for God's sake, I can't run a
lawsuit like this. They're the clients,

701
00:41:18,490 --> 00:41:21,200
Powell. I can't ignore their... This is
bloody extortion.

702
00:41:21,270 --> 00:41:24,940
The film crew is due here in 30 minutes.
Good. Help Jonathan calm the troops.

703
00:41:26,310 --> 00:41:28,110
This is crazy. I mean, it's just crazy.

704
00:41:28,111 --> 00:41:31,759
There's nothing crazy about calling a
press conference to announce a class

705
00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:33,060
action of human interest.

706
00:41:33,061 --> 00:41:36,819
That's crap. You're trying to jack me up
with the threat of more publicity so

707
00:41:36,820 --> 00:41:40,360
that I'll roll over. What the hell is
this?

708
00:41:41,240 --> 00:41:42,560
The name plaintiff.

709
00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:45,140
The newspapers might want headshots.

710
00:41:45,620 --> 00:41:50,459
That's blackmail. Using kids as food for
the press? A retarded man as a poster

711
00:41:50,460 --> 00:41:52,760
boy? Oh, for God's sake.

712
00:41:54,020 --> 00:41:55,540
Look, Mr. Powell.

713
00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:58,040
You can't risk this lawsuit.

714
00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:03,179
Aside from the publicity, you're looking
at protracted litigation with a half a

715
00:42:03,180 --> 00:42:04,620
million dollars of exposure.

716
00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:10,019
Not to mention the damage, public
relations -wise. I'm offering you a

717
00:42:10,020 --> 00:42:12,000
for $1 ,200 per person.

718
00:42:12,560 --> 00:42:17,919
This is totally unethical. Tell it to
the ABA. The press conference starts in

719
00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:20,270
minutes, and this has got to make the
networks.

720
00:42:21,260 --> 00:42:24,570
Excuse me, I'd like to get a shot of the
three of you together. No, no.

721
00:42:25,870 --> 00:42:27,630
1 ,200 if it's done today.

722
00:42:28,170 --> 00:42:29,430
Get these kids out of here.

723
00:42:29,950 --> 00:42:33,909
And the only thing that gets to the
press is a statement from both of us

724
00:42:33,910 --> 00:42:35,470
this whole thing is over.

725
00:42:36,230 --> 00:42:40,250
I have to run it by the guardians, but
you can consider it done.

726
00:42:41,010 --> 00:42:42,690
You should be ashamed of yourself.

727
00:42:42,691 --> 00:42:45,889
So what's going to happen if Mr.
Brackley's going to come in here and

728
00:42:45,890 --> 00:42:47,129
to help people get some money, okay?

729
00:42:47,130 --> 00:42:48,180
You like ice cream?

730
00:42:48,210 --> 00:42:49,260
Yeah!

731
00:42:49,530 --> 00:42:51,510
1 ,200 apiece. Yes!

732
00:42:54,210 --> 00:42:55,260
Way to go, Doug.

733
00:42:55,740 --> 00:42:58,330
I can't believe you actually pulled it
off. I'm good.

734
00:42:58,600 --> 00:42:59,820
Merry Christmas, kids.

735
00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:08,019
Full person, has the jury

736
00:43:08,020 --> 00:43:09,100
reached its verdict?

737
00:43:09,140 --> 00:43:10,760
We have, Your Honor. What say you?

738
00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:16,040
In the matter of Blanchard v. Siegel, we
find in favor of the defendant.

739
00:43:18,080 --> 00:43:19,130
Oh, wow.

740
00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:23,550
Oh, thank you. Members of the jury,
thank you very much for your service.

741
00:43:23,740 --> 00:43:25,040
This case is completed.

742
00:43:25,470 --> 00:43:26,930
And we're adjourned.

743
00:43:27,621 --> 00:43:34,869
Another knife in the ribs, another
reminder that your partners aren't your

744
00:43:34,870 --> 00:43:35,920
friends.

745
00:43:36,190 --> 00:43:37,970
Arnie, enough already.

746
00:43:37,971 --> 00:43:39,309
You settled.

747
00:43:39,310 --> 00:43:40,360
You're done with it.

748
00:43:40,890 --> 00:43:44,170
I also know more about the people I work
with. So that's good.

749
00:43:45,490 --> 00:43:47,190
Painful, but necessary.

750
00:43:48,010 --> 00:43:49,060
Right.

751
00:43:52,310 --> 00:43:53,390
Relationship change.

752
00:43:56,170 --> 00:43:57,250
That's right, they do.

753
00:43:59,130 --> 00:44:00,180
What do you mean?

754
00:44:01,690 --> 00:44:04,130
I mean relationships change.

755
00:44:04,570 --> 00:44:06,740
You just changed the subject, didn't
you?

756
00:44:07,130 --> 00:44:08,180
Yes, I did.

757
00:44:08,310 --> 00:44:09,930
So what are we talking about now?

758
00:44:13,490 --> 00:44:16,860
We're talking about the fact that
Chloe's staying with her father.

759
00:44:17,510 --> 00:44:21,710
We're talking about you taking me home
and me asking you in.

760
00:44:22,690 --> 00:44:24,070
We're talking about...

761
00:44:24,510 --> 00:44:25,610
What happens then?

762
00:44:27,050 --> 00:44:28,390
What does happen then?

763
00:44:30,010 --> 00:44:32,350
Well, a number of things might happen.

764
00:44:32,930 --> 00:44:37,390
We could remain cautious and back away
from each other.

765
00:44:39,630 --> 00:44:41,490
We could rip each other's clothes off.

766
00:44:42,690 --> 00:44:45,150
Or we could rip each other's clothes
off.

767
00:44:46,390 --> 00:44:48,130
You think that would be a good idea?

768
00:44:48,850 --> 00:44:50,630
I think relationships change.

769
00:45:00,430 --> 00:45:01,480
I just want to...

770
00:45:29,360 --> 00:45:30,800
Thank you for letting me come.

771
00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:33,080
I wanted to see you in person.

772
00:45:34,020 --> 00:45:35,070
Okay.

773
00:45:36,180 --> 00:45:42,020
I don't think I ever let you know how
truly sorry I am for your loss.

774
00:45:42,560 --> 00:45:44,420
I never had any doubt about that.

775
00:45:47,560 --> 00:45:53,919
You know, when it happened, people told
me

776
00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:58,060
better it happened like that than after
a month or a year.

777
00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:01,490
Better that I never had the chance to
get attached.

778
00:46:03,020 --> 00:46:09,459
How can they think that you can carry a
life around inside you for nine months

779
00:46:09,460 --> 00:46:10,560
and not be attached?

780
00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:12,730
Yeah.

781
00:46:16,460 --> 00:46:18,480
It's funny how things go, Miss Kelsey.

782
00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:22,220
You were my enemy in there.

783
00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:28,020
And still I knew that you were the only
one who could understand.

784
00:46:31,500 --> 00:46:32,580
I wish you the best.

785
00:46:33,540 --> 00:46:34,740
I wish you the best.

786
00:46:34,790 --> 00:46:39,340
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