{"id":841,"date":"2011-01-21T10:11:18","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T15:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=841"},"modified":"2012-03-19T15:18:51","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T19:18:51","slug":"getting-hip-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=841","title":{"rendered":"Making and keeping a record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The shovel has to meet certain requirements. A pointed blade. A short handle, to make it maneuverable in a confined space. He finds what he needs in the gardening section of a vast department store. He stows the shovel in his cart and moves unhurriedly through the wide aisles, gathering a few more items: D-cell batteries, a bag of potting soil, a can of weed-killer. Leather work gloves, two pairs. \u2013 Harry Dolan, <em>Bad Things Happen<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the terrific, literary-quality mystery\/thriller writer <a href=\"http:\/\/harrydolan.com\" target=\"_self\">Harry Dolan<\/a> advises on a somewhat different matter, we need some tools for this stage of a lawsuit:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>TOOLS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get hold of (1) two file folders, (2) one permanent marker, (3) a hi-lighter, (4) a clip-it gadget that zips around newspaper articles, or a scissors; and (5) weedkiller (no, no\u00a0\u2014 <em>I&#8217;m<\/em> kidding about the weedkiller.)<\/p>\n<p>Using the permanent market, print on each folder one of the following titles:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>LAWSUITS\/LAWYERS<br \/>\nREPORTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now instead of just thumbing through your daily newspaper(s), you&#8217;re actively <em>researching<\/em> certain areas of specific interest:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>RESEARCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><strong>News<\/strong> that rouses your sense of justice and anger at injustice, especially if you\u2019re wealthy, retired or inordinately courageous and contemplating a heroic future as a major litigant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stories about lawsuits<\/strong>, whether they seem righteous (a man falsely arrested and imprisoned for complicity in the World Trade Center disaster who sued the F.B.I.) or absurd (a man suing his dry cleaners for $multi-millions$ because they lost a pair of his pants). You\u2019ll find yourself thinking about that lawsuit, getting hooked into it, taking sides. Then when you read further articles about that suit (the false arrest one, not the missing pants one), you\u2019ll be following along, asking yourself questions.<\/li>\n<li>In noticing who sues and why, you\u2019re getting <strong>sensitized<\/strong> to the world of litigation. Trial stories are especially important since you can follow the day-to-day trial events. Reading newspapers and\/or watching TV news about major trials, as I learned when I worked on a gigantically over-publicized criminal case, won\u2019t necessarily give you the facts about the trial. (Did I really say that? I amend: it&#8217;s <em>unlikely<\/em> you&#8217;ll get the facts about the trial.) But even if you\u2019re misled about a trial by reading a newspaper account, you\u2019ll still be picking up some useful impressions about lawsuits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Names of lawyers<\/strong> who are representing plaintiffs in lawsuits that sound righteous to you.<\/li>\n<li>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/reference\/timestopics\/people\/l\/adam_liptak\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">Adam Liptak<\/a> in the NYT, what\u2019s going on in the <strong>Supreme Court<\/strong>. Although nowadays I often tear my hair out, I like reading Supreme Court decisions, since theoretically they present contemporary legal logic and interpretation of the Constitution. But mostly I love translating into English the written expressions of people who are hailed as \u201cbrilliant legal minds.\u201d If you have the patience for it, reading Supreme Court opinions can diminish your inbred awe of some judges, enhance your awe of others, and elevate your self-esteem. Yes, you are as smart as some of those guys.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Columnists and reporters<\/strong> who cover areas of moral and legal interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>PROCESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li>Clip anything that sounds intriguing. If there\u2019s an excellent decision on behalf of a plaintiff to whom you are sympathetic, make sure you read enough of the article to find the name of the lawyer representing that plaintiff. Highlight that lawyer\u2019s name.<\/li>\n<li>Drop the article into your <strong>LAWSUIT\/LAWYERS<\/strong> file folder. You\u2019ve now started your own attorney reference list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">In the sexual harassment and wrongful firing lawsuit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=14982736\" target=\"_self\">Anucha Browne Sanders<\/a>, a woman sports executive, brought against the New York Knicks, I had so admired the plaintiff\u2019s character, intelligence and poise (it takes guts for an individual woman to go up against a powerful sports organization and its gorgeous, charming erstwhile coach Isiah Thomas, an ex-athlete created by the sports gods to sit on a witness stand).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">I also noticed her lawyer\u2019s name, a name I\u2019d never heard of until this trial, which Browne Sanders won. If I had an employment lawsuit, I would contact <a href=\"http:\/\/vladeck.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Anne Vladeck<\/a> in a flash.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As for reporters? I was once involved in a case which should have been of media interest but hadn\u2019t been noticed or brought to the attention of any newspaper, until <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/authors\/John%20Marzulli\" target=\"_self\">John Marzulli<\/a>, a meticulous reporter who covered the New York courts for the <em>Daily News<\/em>, noticed the case listed on a court docket sheet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Marzulli showed up at the next court date and was the first to print an article about the case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">So when you read your newspapers, tear out the names of columnists or reporters who do a job of covering what I\u2019d call the Injustice Beat, or lawsuits that intrigue you. Stick those names in your <strong>REPORTER<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you don\u2019t have a file cabinet, shove the folders onto a shelf within your easy reach. Or under your couch, alongside your wine \u201ccellar.\u201d (What? Where do <em>you<\/em> keep your wine?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now we\u2019re ready for the next stage in a lawsuit:<strong> Uh-Oh.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading newspapers to collect information about lawsuits, lawyers and reporters. <a href=\"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=841\">Continue reading <span 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