FRICTION NYC

If you’re from Texas and have a lawyer or an oiler in the family, you have most likely heard of Joe Jamail, the King of Torts, who is worth over $1 billion (the only lawyer on The List) having made his fortune as a plaintiffs’ lawyer in Texas, representing such cases and Pennzoil v. Texaco for encroaching on its contract to purchase Getty Oil (winning a verdict for Pennzoil in the amount of $10.53 billion, the largest jury verdict ever at that time, and a $1 billlion fee for the King). Jamail didn’t get to where he is now by being a softee. In Paramount Communications Inc. v. QVC Network Inc., Jamail represented one of the Paramount directors - During the course of the case, Jamail was defending a deposition when the following exchange took place:

Q. . . . Do you have any idea why Mr. Oresman was calling that material to your attention?
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MR. JAMAIL: Don’t answer that. How would he know what was going on in Mr. Oresman’s mind? Don’t answer it. Go on to your next question.
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MR. JOHNSTON: No, Joe –
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MR. JAMAIL: He’s not going to answer that. Certify it. I’m going to shut it down if you don’t go to your next question.
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MR. JOHNSTON: No. Joe, Joe –
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MR. JAMAIL: Don’t “Joe” me, asshole. You can ask some questions, but get off that. You could gag a maggot off a meat wagon. . . . .

I love Texas. This guy has the football field at UT Austin named after him, but I have to admit there are some interesting people that come out of there. This video is a perfect example - Jamail is conducting a deposition, questioning a witness that appears to be a former Monsanto research scientist. I also love fat old men ready to rumble…

“That ain’t your job, fat boy” = awesome.