In his opinion, Philadelphia Judge Mark I. Bernstein was clearly irked by a request from several large financial institutions to dispense with a jury trial in the case against them by the trustee of the bankrupt American Business Financial Services. Bernstein said the financial company defendants are represented by some of the country's best and largest law firms -- among them Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr and Dechert -- with more than ample resources to have filed the motion in a more timely fashion.
September 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Philadelphia Judge Mark I. Bernstein’s opinion was short, but it said plenty.
The commerce program judge was clearly irked by a request from several large financial institutions to dispense with a jury trial in the case against them by the trustee of the bankrupt American Business Financial Services.
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