Posted on 11/11/2019 7:11:44 AM PST by Hojczyk
It seems the prosecutors feared it would just be too humiliating to admit they had nothing, and hoped they’d somehow stumble on . . . something.
Still, Thursday’s final retreat, dropping most charges at the very end, was a shocker. It left the judge dismissing those charges “with prejudice,” so the state can never refile them. And Exxon’s infuriated lawyers say those claims “have cost in many respects the most severe reputation harm to the company and to the executives,” so they want still stronger sanctions.
Judge Ostrager has 30 days to issue a decision. The prosecutors are surely praying he’ll find the Martin Act gives them so much leeway that he actually has to find Exxon guilty. If so, it’ll be a blaring alarm to businesses to have nothing to do with New York, because they have no hope of a fair break here.
Otherwise, the judge should explore every possible option for censuring the state’s attorneys — whose abuse of power here has been utterly mind-blowing.
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One can always count on NY, MA, IL, and CA to make total Obamaholes of themselves when it comes to actually doing something useful.
Just another Soros funded Clown
I'm not sure that is even possible for this crew.
There seems to be a lot of that going around.
“Otherwise, the judge should explore every possible option for censuring the state’s attorneys — whose abuse of power here has been utterly mind-blowing.”
The Judge won’t. He or she is a lawyer, too.
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Well it’s not their money is it. Taxpayers in NY vote for this BS in overwhelming numbers so there you go.
You had me at..New York AG’s office totally disgraced itself
The ONLY people who can fight these deranged and out of control prosecutors is a company with mega deep pockets or a very wealthy individual. Most of the rest of the world cannot which leads to “settlements” which are the equal of paying off Guido due to the threats by a Vito and Rocco styled justice system. Until individuals bringing these insane lawsuits have some skin the in the game like losing their livelihood by disbarment or even court imposed contempt fines which are punitive in amount, it will go on.
Maybe a set of RICO prosecutions against the state governments of New York and California.
A bunch of scumbag lawyers perpetrate a Fraud Upon the Court and the Public, as well as Exxon/Mobil, in an effort to Prove Exxon/Mobil committed fraud??
JAIL TIME and Permanent Disbarment for the whole bunch.
I agree they should be arrested. These clown prosecutors not only wasted Exxon’s money since they had to defend themselves, they’ve also wasted taxpayer money.
The N.Y. justice system is a joke. I’m surprised there are still companies that do business there.
Just this? Pretty sure they’ve managed to disgrace the office a lot more than this time.
Police State...Gerry Spence...
The justice system is corrupt because the 85% honest cops, lawyers,judges,prosecutors will not rat out the 15% ..so there all corrupt
Perhaps pull any and all operations (as much as they can) out of NY state?
As a New Yorker, who pays way too much in taxes, am clearly offended by this blatant disregard of the public funds they squandered with this nonsense.
By the way, can someone explain what actually happens to the “Judgements” levied on these companies when the swamp is successful at their extortion by judge?
“can someone explain what actually happens to the “Judgements” levied on these companies when the swamp is successful at their extortion by judge?”
The lawyers get paid their cut then donate those funds to the dimrat politicians who “went after” those industries. The rest of the money goes into the black hole.
The tobacco lawsuits are a good example of that.
The only thing just would be to file criminal charges against the NY AG and the prosecutors.
Seems the judge should consider a loser pays judgement in the case of a frivolous lawsuit nd let the state of New York reimburse Exxon for attorney’s fees and court costs. A message needs to be sent to state AGs who have politicized the law by overreaching their jurisdiction.If the judge does not adjudicate it as frivolous Exxon might want to sue the AG for malicious prosecution and seek a damage judgement
Can someone please help me understand how or why the judge has any decision to make at all if the charges have been dropped?
“Judge Ostrager has 30 days to issue a decision. The prosecutors are surely praying he’ll find the Martin Act gives them so much leeway that he actually has to find Exxon guilty. If so, it’ll be a blaring alarm to businesses to have nothing to do with New York, because they have no hope of a fair break here.”
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