Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Sep. 30, 2020
Judge says he will sanction lawyer, alleges 'gender incivility'
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young said this week plaintiff’s counsel Vince W. Finaldi of Manly Stewart & Finaldi LLP — representing Wade Robson, a choreographer who claims Jackson sexually abused him as a child — had unjustifiably accused opposing counsel of coaching a third-party witness and encouraging witness hostility during a deposition.
A superior court judge said he will sanction an attorney who he believes displayed "gender incivility" in his behavior toward opposing counsel, a woman who is defending the Michael Jackson production company in a suit alleging it enabled child abuse. The attorney said he disagreed and took offense at the judge's comment.
The attorney to be sanctioned Vince W. Finaldi of Manly Stewart & Finaldi LLP, said he will further appeal to Los...
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