Privilege Issues in Upcoming Trial of Elizabeth Holmes; & a $37MM Reversal over a Lawyer’s Summation

Stephen Gillers and Barbara Gillers discuss privilege issues that may arise in the upcoming trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. They then review lessons learned from the recent reversal of a $37 million jury verdict over a lawyer’s summation. They also follow up briefly on the Florida Supreme Court CLE ruling they previously covered.

Stephen is the Elihu Root Professor of Law and Barbara is an Adjunct Professor of Law, both at New York University School of Law. 

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Reference List for Podcast #5: Privilege Issues in Upcoming Trial of Elizabeth Holmes; & a $37MM Reversal over a Lawyer’s Summation

The ABA’s response to the Florida “quota” rule and the rule itself can be found at https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2021/07/florida-cle-response/

Bevill, Bresler & Schulman Asset Management Corp., 805 F.2d 120 (3^rd Cir. 1986)

United States v Graf, 610 F.3d 1148 (9^th Cir. 2010)

United States v Bilzarian, 926 F.2d 1285 (2^nd Cir. 1991)

Upjohn Co. v. United States, 449 U.S. 383 (1981)

U.S. v. Ruehle, 583 F.3d 600 (9^th Cir. 2009)

Aruna Viswanatha and Dave Michaels, Flaws Emerge in Push to Prosecute Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2021

R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris v. Mahfuz, 2021 WL 2673382 (Fla. App. June 30, 2021) Old Chief v. United States, 519 U.S. 172 (1997)

Bennett v. Stirling, 842 F.3d 319 (4^th Cir. 2016)

Whittenburg v. Werner Enterprises, 561 F.3d 1122 (10^th Cir. 2009)

Janet Malcom, A Second Chance, New York Review of Books, September 24, 2020