My partner and I wee discussing a leading medical expert (that is routinely retained in litigation to render Plaintiff adverse opinions at $1,000 an hour) who just happens to be involved in one of our pending cases. As this is a case strategy meeting, there really is no off limits area of conversation when it comes to the discussion of relevant issues.
Unless, slander is involved.
Me: I hate him. Know one I know respects him. He is a f*ckup amongst all f*ckups. He does nothing but harm our clients.
Partner: You can’t say that! You cannot ever say that.
Me: What?
Partner: You have to be accurate when talking about him else you can get sued. He is not a f*ckup. He is a vapid, soulless man-whore that only cares about who is signing his paycheck.
Me: I’m not seeing the difference.
Partner: Your version is slanderous, my version is the truth.
I definitely now see the difference.
There are some strings of words that just fit together beautifully: vapid, soulless man-whore —this is one of them. Laughing and laughing. Thanks.
Posted by LegalTrenches | February 29, 2012, 8:21 pm