Legendary Chicago defense attorney Ed Genson delivered his typical forceful yet folksy opening statement/rebuttal. The physical frailties that afflict Genson belie the tenacity and force of his intellect and spirit. Black chose well, especially as a foil to his usual counsel Ed Greenspan, a patrician and debonair Toronto barrister (who bears an off-putting resemblance to [...]

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Well worth noting that Her Honor is a very attractive woman, particularly when viewed in light of her colleagues on the Federal bench. Judge St. Eve would find little trouble besting Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the cover girl of the annual “Girls of the Federal Court” Calendar, despite Ruth’s superior rank. Judge St. Eve’s [...]

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“You are sitting in a room with four men who stole 60 million dollars” So began the prosecutor, accusing Black and executives with corporate grand larceny.
FRAUD
The Prosecution alleges that the non-competes paid by Can West for the Canadian newspapers and by various U.S. buyers to American Publishing were intended as corporate payments to Hollinger Intl., [...]

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Today the trial commenced in earnest, with the Government delivering a scathing, and almost unbelievably inarticulate, opening statement of accusations. Asst. US Attorney Jeffrey Cramer proved, even if he proved nothing else, that in style points the Government can never compete with the private sector.
Cramer?s dry, banal recitation of the USA?s case v. Black et [...]

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