My Strangest Day In Court: When The Witness Died

By Tom Melsheimer, Fish & Richardson PC (January 13, 2017, 1:07 PM EST) -- This article is part of a monthly series featuring attorneys' fascinating experiences in court. Here, Tom Melsheimer, a trial lawyer who spent decades as a federal prosecutor and civil litigator, recalls a case with a deadly twist. Melsheimer is now a principal at Fish & Richardson PC. His courtroom work includes successfully defending billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban against insider trading charges and working with the Texas Attorney General's Office to secure the largest Medicaid fraud settlement in state history over the prescription medication Risperdal....

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