On March 22, 2007, right on the cusp of a five-year statute of limitations, Jerry Brooks was indicted for allegedly lying on forms he needed to win a contract. His attorney argued that the period for bringing charges had expired because 2004 was a leap year. A New York judge has rejected that idea -- to the disappointment but not the surprise of the attorney, who said, "This is something that wasn't really litigated or touched on before, so we thought we'd give it a shot."
May 21, 2008 at 12:00 AM
1 minute read
The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
It was a nice try, but a defense attorney who tried to use a leap year to win his case on statute-of-limitations grounds has come up a day short.
The government has accused Jerry Brooks, the head of a security company, of lying on forms he needed to win a contract for federal buildings on Long Island, N.Y.
Presented by BigVoodoo
Law firms & in-house legal departments with a presence in the middle east celebrate outstanding achievement within the profession.
The premier educational and networking event for employee benefits brokers and agents.
The Legal Intelligencer honors lawyers leaving a mark on the legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
A large and well-established Tampa company is seeking a contracts administrator to support the company's in-house attorney and manage a wide...
We are seeking an attorney to join our commercial finance practice in either our Stamford, Hartford or New Haven offices. Candidates should ...
We are seeking an attorney to join our corporate and transactional practice. Candidates should have a minimum of 8 years of general corporat...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
