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Law Practice

Apr. 1, 2010

First Trial Loss For Famed Litigator

John C. Hueston, the one-time lead Enron prosecutor who blistered chairman Kenneth Lay on cross-examination, lost a trial, last week for apparently for the first time ever in his 17-year legal career.

By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - All winning streaks must eventually end.

That sad fact came true for famed litigator John C. Hueston last week when the one-time lead Enron prosecutor, who blistered the energy company's chairman Kenneth Lay on cross-examination, lost a trial for the first time in his 17-year career.

The defeat for Hueston, now a partner with Irell & Manella, ca...

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