Federal Judge Lands at Center Of a New York Legal Mystery

GGReporter · 12-04-2007, 03:42 AM

The docket of Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn has long been a magnet for big lawsuits with billions of dollars at stake. In case after case involving guns, cigarettes, Agent Orange, breast implants, typing keyboards, asbestos, and pharmaceuticals, manufacturers have defended their products before the now 86-year-old federal judge. The latest interest in Judge Weinstein doesn`t stem from any of his Page 1-worthy rulings but the more arcane question of how some of his cases got assigned to the judge in the first place.

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GGReporter Magazine Staff Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,271	Federal Judge Lands at Center Of a New York Legal Mystery The docket of Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn has long been a magnet for big lawsuits with billions of dollars at stake. In case after case involving guns, cigarettes, Agent Orange, breast implants, typing keyboards, asbestos, and pharmaceuticals, manufacturers have defended their products before the now 86-year-old federal judge. The latest interest in Judge Weinstein doesn`t stem from any of his Page 1-worthy rulings but the more arcane question of how some of his cases got assigned to the judge in the first place. More...