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Litigation

Sep. 1, 2001

Water Sports Belong in Back Yards, Not Courtrooms

Although three-quarters of the earth is covered with it and virtually every organism depends on it for life, I hate the stuff, at least insofar as its presence on the witness stand is concerned.

By David H. Brickner

        Water. Although three-quarters of the earth is covered with it and virtually every organism depends on it for life, I hate the stuff, at least insofar as its presence on the witness stand is concerned.
        Like most courts, we, as a courtesy, provide water carafes and little paper cups on both the counsel table and the witness stand. However,...

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