A pair of pleadings in a personal injury case have taken on a life of their own as lawyers have e-mailed them to friends for their sheer entertainment value. In a motion, plaintiffs lawyers begged a judge to forbid their opponent, Steven G. Leventhal of Reger Rizzo & Darnall, from performing magic tricks or even mentioning that he is a professional magician. Leventhal's response asked the judge to use his or her own sleight of hand to make the plaintiff's motion disappear -- with prejudice.
March 02, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A pair of recent pleadings in a personal injury case have taken on a life of their own as lawyers coast to coast have e-mailed them to friends and colleagues for their sheer entertainment value.
So what’s causing all the belly laughs? It’s a fight over whether a lawyer who also happens to be a magician should be allowed to perform magic tricks for the jury.
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