In the book Rudy Indiana otis law, a young attorney named David Otis practices law. He also practices as an interior designer in New York City, and he sells furniture and accessories all around the world. The novel begins with him traveling to India to work with an Indian furniture company that will develop his design skills, but on his return he discovers he has been selected to represent the company in an international arbitration case that involves a dispute between six countries: Brazil, China, Germany, the Philippines, Russia, and the United States. The scenario is described thus: The other companies are trying to win the case, and if they lose, it will have serious repercussions for the entire global economy. David must struggle with the other companies and their hired attorneys, and with the pressures of representing a major international company while preparing for this complex case.
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One of the interesting things I read in the book was that David Otis points out many of the arguments that many people use when defending themselves in court against lawsuits. There is a lot of defensiveness, excuse-making, and self-serving arguments made by attorneys when defending their client. And there is a lot of hypocrisy too. Many people say things like “I don’t deserve to be judged, because I’m just trying to help my clients,” or “I do not know what the laws of my country are.”
These statements only serve to strengthen the bond of the attorney and the defendant, and they can convince a judge to be lenient and rule in favor of the defendant. It may seem ironic, but the more people say things like this, the stronger the attorney feels and the more likely he is to rule in favor of the client.
The book is chock full of interesting legal history, discussions of civil litigation attorney literature, and illustrations.
It is written in an easy-to-read style and has many practical examples. I especially liked how the author addressed the issue of privilege and discussed its various uses. He also talked about contingency fees and contingency fee awards, and he talked about ways to control these fees through the proper utilization of client privilege.
There were some cases in which the lawyer David O’Brien pointed out the flaw in the defense strategy, and in one case he actually did change the strategy (using an illegal act as an argument in court).
But, overall, this book is a very good introduction to the world of civil litigation. Some of the specific examples cited in this book include the following: Rudyard Kipling, the story of an illegal Kenyan warlord who was defended by a British law firm; David Earnst, the story of the asbestos lawsuit that bankrupted the country’s biggest steel company; and the John Edwards case, in which the then-governor of Louisiana illegally raised personal income tax charges against Edwards. There were also some very interesting chapters on alternative medicine, corporate fraud, environmental law, asbestos litigation, the media, and on alternative medicine philosophy.
In the appendix, there was a very detailed chart of the contentions raised by critics of Rudyard Kipling.
The most striking aspect was how many of the points raised by critics of Rudyard Kipling were similar to other arguments made by attorneys in the USA. This book would therefore be valuable to anyone looking for an engaging, easy-to-read legal text with legal insights. The only weakness of this book, as pointed out by the author, was that it could use more material on the role of the district attorney and on the role of the media in the case.
Overall, this is a very good book on the subject.
I do recommend this book to people looking for a legal text that has legal insights and good legal reasoning. It is not a best seller but it is definitely a keeper. If you are an attorney looking for an introduction to the various issues regarding the constitution of the courts and the role of lawyers in them, this is a good text to read. If you are a person who is willing to write his own argument against critics, this is a book that you will find useful. A final thought is that this is an extremely helpful primer on the role of lawyers and the district attorney in particular.