My Strangest Day In Court: Hitting A Curveball

Law360, New York (March 15, 2017, 11:49 AM EDT) -- This article is part of a monthly series featuring attorneys' fascinating experiences in court. Here, Nick Chimicles, founding partner of Chimicles & Tikellis LLP, revisits a pivotal day during his seven-week trial of a securities class action in a federal court in Los Angeles, highlighting how trial lawyers must always expect the unexpected. Chimicles has tried and litigated complex cases in federal and state courts for more than 40 years, including Ardon v. City of Los Angeles, which involved a landmark California Supreme Court decision that affirmed taxpayers' rights to file classwide tax refund claims. He leads a 20-lawyer firm with offices in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, that represents consumers and investors throughout the country....

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