Rubin Case Verdict to Indictment: Rubin’s Legal Freefall Rubin thought his civil loss was the end. Instead, it paved the way for his federal indictment. From damages to prison risk, his freefall has only accelerated.
Civil Litigation The Cost of Justice: What Rubin’s Accusers Gained — and Lost — in Court. Rubin’s accusers won $8.7M in civil court, but most of the money goes to lawyers. What they truly gained was validation — and what they lost was privacy.
Civil Litigation Beating the Odds: How Plaintiffs Win Against Powerful Defendants Civil plaintiffs often face impossible odds when suing wealthy or powerful defendants. Yet cases from Rubin to Weinstein show that strategy, persistence, and evidence can tip the scales.
Civil Litigation Winning in Court, Losing Your Privacy Civil plaintiffs may win damages and validation, but at the cost of exposure. From Rubin’s accusers to workplace suits, the price of justice is often paid in privacy.
Evidence Recovered or Rewritten? Therapy, Memory, and the Courts’ Dilemma Courts face testimony that changes after therapy. Are these memories recovered, or rewritten? The law demands corroboration before trusting them.
Contract Law Contracts End Where Abuse Begins Contracts can allocate risk and define duties, but no contract can excuse violence, trafficking, or domestic abuse. Courts draw a bright line: freedom of contract stops where public policy begins.
Civil Litigation Contradictions and Credibility: Why the Jury Believed the Women Over Rubin Rubin’s lawyers hammered contradictions in the women’s stories. Jurors didn’t care. They believed the core accounts — and branded him a trafficker.
Civil Litigation The Trial Rubin Couldn’t Win Rubin had money, lawyers, and years to prepare. But the evidence was overwhelming — no strategy could have saved him from the jury’s verdict.