[nabbed this beaut from alt.true-crime]
Mardy wrote:
CHICO Whether Scott Peterson's lawyer breached a contract with a
consultant in the double-murder case might be decided Feb. 28, a judge
said Thursday.
That will be three days after another judge is scheduled to sentence
Peterson, the 32-year-old Modestan convicted last month of murdering his
wife and unborn child two years ago.
Nationally recognized trial consultant Edward J. Bronson said he missed
out on work as an ABC commentator on the Peterson case because celebrity
lawyer Mark Geragos had hired him with a verbal agreement.
When Geragos opted for another expert, Bronson said, he failed to notify
Bronson.
So Bronson has sued Geragos for $5,000 in small-claims court.
Why not sue for a lot more? After all, Geragos is *rolling* in
Kaldis clan money.... ;)
Raffi Naljian, a paralegal with Geragos' Los Angeles law firm, said
Thursday that Bronson had "insinuated himself into the case" without a
contract.
"There were many people trying to get in the case," Naljian said. "I
don't mean to disrespect the man, but we've seen nothing from him. We
have no idea who he is."
That should be easy to disprove, Bronson said. He kept copies of
documents exchanged with the firm, including letters, pretrial motions
and court orders.
Oooooops!!!!!!!!!
Butte County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem John Zorbas agreed that
contracts between attorneys and consultants don't have to be written to
be valid.
Naljian said Geragos might have asked Bronson, a venue-change expert,
not to speak with reporters because a judge had muzzled trial
participants with a gag order.
After Thursday's hearing, Bronson said that argument could work in his
favor because it proves he was working for Geragos. Otherwise, Geragos
violated the gag order by sending him documents related to the case,
Bronson reasoned.
Yup. Geragos is screwed either way. Looks like more Kaldis clan
cash will be required.... ;)
Naljian also contended that Bronson's lawsuit should not be tried in
Butte County. The judge, a local lawyer presiding over the small-claims
case for the day, said he would rule Jan. 28 on that part of the
dispute.
Bronson, who has worked on more than 50 cases, including the Unabomber
case, the Oklahoma City bombing and the San Francisco dog-mauling
murder, eventually commented on the Peterson case to newspapers,
including The Bee.
