. greta:ig corporate law firm in boston getting special treatment from congress? is the president going to sign off on that special treatment tomorrow? the politically connected firm was hired to represent a drug manufacturer. they are supposed to apply for a patent extension for one of the dug company s products but they missed the deadline that is called legal malpractice. the firm got sued and agreed to pay 214 million dollars for its malpractice. unless it won an appeal or if the firm could successfully use its political connections to get special treatment from your congress. tomorrow president obama signs off on the special treatment for this politically connected law firm. senator session says this is not right. i guess unless the american people really flood the white house switch board between now and tomorrow, in
officers were ambushed and called for backup. corporal meyer asked them. four times, he was told no. so whadid h do? he disobeyed orders and went into the village, literally dodging bullets, bring the kill zone five times. he rescued 36 people, along with 23 afghan soldiers. he is the first living marine to receive the congressional medal of honor for actions in afghanistan or iraq. and get this he not only get a medal of honor, he got to drink a beer with president obama yesterday on the patio at the white house. first, it was bank and it is auto industry. now a politically connected law firm getting a bailout to the tune of $214 million? is president obama going to sign off on this tomorrow? senator sessions has been trying to stop it. and a big troop withdrawal from
your words, a well connected law firm is going to get a big bailout? i think that is correct. throughout the legal system everyday people file lawsuits. if they file them one day late, the average joe thrown out of court by some big law firm who knows the time limits on filing actions. when this firm and the big client they represent missed their deadline, i did not feel they needed a special act of congress to protect them from their error. greta: it is wilmerhale, big boston law firm on the hook for 214 million dollar malpractice claim unless congress passed a particular amendment. it passed in the house. and you tried to fight it in the senate but you didn t make. no. it didn t pass in the first vote in the house. they had a second vote and it failed by one vote. then it passed by a few votes. then it came here.
afghan soldiers and were ambushed and called for back-up. corporal meyer asked his superiors four times to go help and four times he was told no. what did he do? he disobeyed orders and went into that village, dodging bullets. he entered the so-called kill zone five times. he rescued 36 people. 13 marines and army soldiers with 23 afghan soldiers. core corporal meyer is the first living ma seen to receive the honor. sergeant meyer not only got a medal of honor he also got to ding a beer with the president at the white house. first it was banks, auto industry now a law firm getting a bailout to the tune of 214 million dollars. is president obama going to sign off on this tomorrow? a big troop withdrawal from
your words, a well connected law firm is going to get a big bailout? i think that is correct. throughout the legal system everyday people file lawsuits. if they file them one day late, the average joe thrown out of court by some big law firm who knows the time limits on filing actions. when this firm and the big client they represent missed their deadline, i did not feel they needed a special act of congress to protect them from their error. greta: it is wilmerhale, big boston law firm on the hook for 214 million dollar malpractice claim unless congress passed a particular amendment. it passed in the house. and you tried to fight it in the senate but you didn t make. no. it didn t pass in the first vote in the house. they had a second vote and it failed by one vote. then it passed by a few votes. then it came here.