[W: #1262] Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’

[trixare4kids]

Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’​

By Charles Gasparino

Published Jan. 27, 2024
Updated Jan. 27, 2024, 7:18 p.m. ET

"Donald Trump’s lawyers will use an “insane” and previously unknown “conflict of interest” between E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer and the judge presiding over her defamation case against the former president as the basis of their appeal seeking to toss the eye-popping $83.3 million jury verdict, The Post has learned.

Trump lawyer Alina Habba said she was unaware Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan worked together in the early 1990s at the same powerhouse white-shoe law firm until Saturday, when asked about it by Post columnist Charles Gasparino, who was told by a source that the judge was once Roberta Kaplan’s “mentor.

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of interest” and a violation of judicial ethics rules.

Roberta Kaplan worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in Midtown from 1992 to 2016, before leaving to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, according to her LinkedIn page.

“This is news to us,” she continued. “We are going to include this in our appeal and take appropriate measures. The fact it wasn’t disclosed is an ethics violation.”

During her early years at Paul Weiss, she worked as associate of the firm at the same time as Judge Kaplan, who was a partner there until 1994 when he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Bill Clinton."

Exclusive | Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of inter…

nypost.com

E. Jeanne Carroll probably shouldn't be counting her millions yet.
And so, the appeal process has begun and at least one reason cited in the article is that the "good judge" must have for forgotten to mention a conflict of interest and went ahead committed a violation of judicial ethical rules. Justice my ass.

 

[911Sparky]

They worked at the same law office 30 years ago? That's trumps great victory strategy?

 

[CaughtInThe]

 

[Ishm]

I guess we will see how this plays out once Trump has lodged his $83m surety.

 

[ElChupacabra]

Man, Habba's really throwing spaghetti against the wall and hoping something sticks. I get the feeling she's going to cost Trump more money....


Gotta love the hyperbole too:

It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,

Oh, and great way to admit her and her team didn't do their homework before the case.

 

[Pyrite]

Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’​

By Charles Gasparino

Published Jan. 27, 2024
Updated Jan. 27, 2024, 7:18 p.m. ET

"Donald Trump’s lawyers will use an “insane” and previously unknown “conflict of interest” between E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer and the judge presiding over her defamation case against the former president as the basis of their appeal seeking to toss the eye-popping $83.3 million jury verdict, The Post has learned.

Trump lawyer Alina Habba said she was unaware Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan worked together in the early 1990s at the same powerhouse white-shoe law firm until Saturday, when asked about it by Post columnist Charles Gasparino, who was told by a source that the judge was once Roberta Kaplan’s “mentor.

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of interest” and a violation of judicial ethics rules.

Roberta Kaplan worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in Midtown from 1992 to 2016, before leaving to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, according to her LinkedIn page.

“This is news to us,” she continued. “We are going to include this in our appeal and take appropriate measures. The fact it wasn’t disclosed is an ethics violation.”

During her early years at Paul Weiss, she worked as associate of the firm at the same time as Judge Kaplan, who was a partner there until 1994 when he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Bill Clinton."

Exclusive | Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of inter…

nypost.com

E. Jeanne Carroll probably shouldn't be counting her millions yet.
And so, the appeal process has begun and at least one reason cited in the article is that the "good judge" must have for forgotten to mention a conflict of interest and went ahead committed a violation of judicial ethical rules. Justice my ass.

30 years ago?

Well, hell, why doesn't Habba - who, btw, is an alumna of a law school that is ranked pretty low - add the fact the judge and the defense attorney share the same last name to the appeal?

 

[post]

Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’​

By Charles Gasparino

Published Jan. 27, 2024
Updated Jan. 27, 2024, 7:18 p.m. ET

"Donald Trump’s lawyers will use an “insane” and previously unknown “conflict of interest” between E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer and the judge presiding over her defamation case against the former president as the basis of their appeal seeking to toss the eye-popping $83.3 million jury verdict, The Post has learned.

Trump lawyer Alina Habba said she was unaware Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan worked together in the early 1990s at the same powerhouse white-shoe law firm until Saturday, when asked about it by Post columnist Charles Gasparino, who was told by a source that the judge was once Roberta Kaplan’s “mentor.

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of interest” and a violation of judicial ethics rules.

Roberta Kaplan worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in Midtown from 1992 to 2016, before leaving to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, according to her LinkedIn page.

“This is news to us,” she continued. “We are going to include this in our appeal and take appropriate measures. The fact it wasn’t disclosed is an ethics violation.”

During her early years at Paul Weiss, she worked as associate of the firm at the same time as Judge Kaplan, who was a partner there until 1994 when he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Bill Clinton."

Exclusive | Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of inter…

nypost.com

E. Jeanne Carroll probably shouldn't be counting her millions yet.
And so, the appeal process has begun and at least one reason cited in the article is that the "good judge" must have for forgotten to mention a conflict of interest and went ahead committed a violation of judicial ethical rules. Justice my ass.

Your choice of "reporting" is a link to a Murdoch owned media property yet you claim you are not an RWE, We can set our watches via the predictability of you and your ilk. You are posting to yourselves.

 

[reflechissez]

Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’​

By Charles Gasparino

Published Jan. 27, 2024
Updated Jan. 27, 2024, 7:18 p.m. ET

"Donald Trump’s lawyers will use an “insane” and previously unknown “conflict of interest” between E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer and the judge presiding over her defamation case against the former president as the basis of their appeal seeking to toss the eye-popping $83.3 million jury verdict, The Post has learned.

Trump lawyer Alina Habba said she was unaware Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan worked together in the early 1990s at the same powerhouse white-shoe law firm until Saturday, when asked about it by Post columnist Charles Gasparino, who was told by a source that the judge was once Roberta Kaplan’s “mentor.

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of interest” and a violation of judicial ethics rules.

Roberta Kaplan worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in Midtown from 1992 to 2016, before leaving to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, according to her LinkedIn page.

“This is news to us,” she continued. “We are going to include this in our appeal and take appropriate measures. The fact it wasn’t disclosed is an ethics violation.”

During her early years at Paul Weiss, she worked as associate of the firm at the same time as Judge Kaplan, who was a partner there until 1994 when he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Bill Clinton."

Exclusive | Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of inter…

nypost.com

E. Jeanne Carroll probably shouldn't be counting her millions yet.
And so, the appeal process has begun and at least one reason cited in the article is that the "good judge" must have for forgotten to mention a conflict of interest and went ahead committed a violation of judicial ethical rules. Justice my ass.

Wow!! This is so insane! Do you think it's going to work?

 

[Plasmaball]

Good luck with this.
Seriously good ****ing luck

 

[The Hairy Fiddler]

For starters, I think the pretty lawyer with the nice knockers should look up the definition of incest.

 

[SkyFox76]

Wow!! This is so insane! Do you think it's going to work?

The law firm is said to have 1000 lawyers so that pretty much shows they may have had lunch at a nearby restaurant at the same time. Slam dunk!

 

[Sue Sponte]

Only the best

That’s who Trump picks

Guy can’t even pick a decent lawyer or convince a civil juror

But somehow he’ll do fine at the world stage

 

[The Hairy Fiddler]

I once heard Trump say he's smarter than the lawyers.

 

[uptower]

Man, Habba's really throwing spaghetti against the wall and hoping something sticks. I get the feeling she's going to cost Trump more money....


Gotta love the hyperbole too:


Oh, and great way to admit her and her team didn't do their homework before the case.

 

[Airyaman]

Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’​

By Charles Gasparino

Published Jan. 27, 2024
Updated Jan. 27, 2024, 7:18 p.m. ET

"Donald Trump’s lawyers will use an “insane” and previously unknown “conflict of interest” between E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer and the judge presiding over her defamation case against the former president as the basis of their appeal seeking to toss the eye-popping $83.3 million jury verdict, The Post has learned.

Trump lawyer Alina Habba said she was unaware Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan worked together in the early 1990s at the same powerhouse white-shoe law firm until Saturday, when asked about it by Post columnist Charles Gasparino, who was told by a source that the judge was once Roberta Kaplan’s “mentor.

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of interest” and a violation of judicial ethics rules.

Roberta Kaplan worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in Midtown from 1992 to 2016, before leaving to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, according to her LinkedIn page.

“This is news to us,” she continued. “We are going to include this in our appeal and take appropriate measures. The fact it wasn’t disclosed is an ethics violation.”

During her early years at Paul Weiss, she worked as associate of the firm at the same time as Judge Kaplan, who was a partner there until 1994 when he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Bill Clinton."

Exclusive | Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of inter…

nypost.com

E. Jeanne Carroll probably shouldn't be counting her millions yet.
And so, the appeal process has begun and at least one reason cited in the article is that the "good judge" must have for forgotten to mention a conflict of interest and went ahead committed a violation of judicial ethical rules. Justice my ass.

If she's hinging the appeal on this, the appellate court is going to be like:

 

[Loulit01]

Appeal denied.

 

[Slartibartfast]

If this lawyering thing doesn't work out for her, she would do pretty well as a publicist. She has that whole fake mad bit down pat.

 

[Redress]

Your choice of "reporting" is a link to a Murdoch owned media property yet you claim you are not an RWE, We can set our watches via the predictability of you and your ilk. You are posting to yourselves.

"RWE" stands for Real World Evidence, but somehow I think that is not what you meant by it. Clarity is not one of your strong suits, much like logic and making good arguments are not your strong suits either. Hint: the story is most likely accurate.

 

[post]

If this lawyering thing doesn't work out for her, she would do pretty well as a publicist. She has that whole fake mad bit down pat.

She was gonna be an actress,

 

[post]

"RWE" stands for Real World Evidence, but somehow I think that is not what you meant by it. Clarity is not one of your strong suits, much like logic and making good arguments are not your strong suits either. Hint: the story is most likely accurate.

Nice to see you. I am still waiting for that apology from you.

SCOTUS did not overrule anything, Justice Alito issued a temporary hold. Facts are good. Your lies, not so much.

-snip-
I couldn't fit "temp." or temporary in the thread title and so I included it in the poll question. I'm still holding out the fading hope this is a misunderstanding versus
a continued effort to influence me to stop participating on the DP Forum.

 

[Winston]

Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’​

By Charles Gasparino

Published Jan. 27, 2024
Updated Jan. 27, 2024, 7:18 p.m. ET

"Donald Trump’s lawyers will use an “insane” and previously unknown “conflict of interest” between E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer and the judge presiding over her defamation case against the former president as the basis of their appeal seeking to toss the eye-popping $83.3 million jury verdict, The Post has learned.

Trump lawyer Alina Habba said she was unaware Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan worked together in the early 1990s at the same powerhouse white-shoe law firm until Saturday, when asked about it by Post columnist Charles Gasparino, who was told by a source that the judge was once Roberta Kaplan’s “mentor.

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of interest” and a violation of judicial ethics rules.

Roberta Kaplan worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in Midtown from 1992 to 2016, before leaving to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, according to her LinkedIn page.

“This is news to us,” she continued. “We are going to include this in our appeal and take appropriate measures. The fact it wasn’t disclosed is an ethics violation.”

During her early years at Paul Weiss, she worked as associate of the firm at the same time as Judge Kaplan, who was a partner there until 1994 when he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Bill Clinton."

Exclusive | Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of inter…

nypost.com

E. Jeanne Carroll probably shouldn't be counting her millions yet.
And so, the appeal process has begun and at least one reason cited in the article is that the "good judge" must have for forgotten to mention a conflict of interest and went ahead committed a violation of judicial ethical rules. Justice my ass.

 

[ttwtt78640]

If she's hinging the appeal on this, the appellate court is going to be like:

OK, but she will (likely) get paid (by Trump) for the appeal effort, regardless of its outcome. The announcement of an appeal (alone) may get the judge to lower the (very high) punitive damage amount.

 

[WorldWatcher]

OK, but she will (likely) get paid (by Trump) for the appeal effort, regardless of its outcome. The announcement of an appeal (alone) may get the judge to lower the (very high) punitive damage amount.

I doubt Judge Kaplan will be lowering the punitive damages. Punitive damages are meant to be - well - be punitive. In the first case punitive damages were $3,000,000 and that didn't seem to have any impact.

So now the jury awarded $65,000,000.
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Let's put that in perspective with an assumed net worth of $3,000,000,000 (3 Billion).

For someone facing punitive damages of $3M and $65M who is worth $3 Billion, if someone were worth $100,000 then the equivalent punitive award would be $100 (for the $3M) and $2,167 (for the $65M).

Fell free to check my numbers the math is pretty simple. Calculate the percentage of each award against $3B, then apply that percentage to $100,000.
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So the question becomes is applying punitive damages of 0.1% (for $3M) and 2.16% (for $65M) out of equitable range.

Remember "punitive damages" are punishment for bad behavior and are intended to hurt as a motivation NOT to repeat the bad behavior. Punitive damages are not there to "reward" the person or to "make them whole" those are "compensatory damages", punitive damages are an attempt to ensure that the cause of the damages is not repeated.

WW

 

[NuffSaid]

I heard that both the judge and Carroll’s lawyer went to law school. This should be enough for grounds for dismissal.

 

[Objective Voice]

Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’​

By Charles Gasparino

Published Jan. 27, 2024
Updated Jan. 27, 2024, 7:18 p.m. ET

"Donald Trump’s lawyers will use an “insane” and previously unknown “conflict of interest” between E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer and the judge presiding over her defamation case against the former president as the basis of their appeal seeking to toss the eye-popping $83.3 million jury verdict, The Post has learned.

Trump lawyer Alina Habba said she was unaware Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan worked together in the early 1990s at the same powerhouse white-shoe law firm until Saturday, when asked about it by Post columnist Charles Gasparino, who was told by a source that the judge was once Roberta Kaplan’s “mentor.

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of interest” and a violation of judicial ethics rules.

Roberta Kaplan worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in Midtown from 1992 to 2016, before leaving to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, according to her LinkedIn page.

“This is news to us,” she continued. “We are going to include this in our appeal and take appropriate measures. The fact it wasn’t disclosed is an ethics violation.”

During her early years at Paul Weiss, she worked as associate of the firm at the same time as Judge Kaplan, who was a partner there until 1994 when he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Bill Clinton."

Exclusive | Trump lawyers to use ‘conflict of interest’ between judge, Carroll’s attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: ‘Insane’

“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the “conflict of inter…

nypost.com

E. Jeanne Carroll probably shouldn't be counting her millions yet.
And so, the appeal process has begun and at least one reason cited in the article is that the "good judge" must have for forgotten to mention a conflict of interest and went ahead committed a violation of judicial ethical rules. Justice my ass.

I posted this in another thread recently:

...notice how Trump has attempted to make a mockery of the court at nearly every appearance: A) In the NY Trump Org. case, he continued to be combative with the judge. B) In the DC case, he refused to adhere to a gag order. C) In the E. Jean Carroll case, he was forced to adhere to decorum by a judge who saw what he did in the prior NY case and simply was not having that BS and shut his non-sense down cold. In each case, Trump was purposely being combative in an effort to provoke the judge to declare him as being bias so as to get a mistrial. And if that didn't work, he was hoping the judge would hold him in contempt hoping to use his incarceration as a rallying cry to stir his MAGA base to even more anger. Neither ploy worked.

And here just as in the GA RICO case, Trump is trying to pull aspects from the past, i.e., a prosecutor's past relations, as justification for appeal as if their past associations are predicated on both his current actions and their decision making. If this is the angle Trump and his attorneys are making, then Clarence Thomas really does need to recuse himself from any future cases that comes before SCOTUS that involves Trump....you know, since "personal relationships matter so much".