August 19, 2003
Cheney on Trial?
From the Connecticut Law Tribune via Today's Legal News
Vice President Richard Cheney may be added to the list of defendants in Dallas accounting fraud cases, if Colchester, Conn.-based Scott & Scott prevails in its federal court bid to overturn a pending $6 million settlement....Somebody please help me understand why this was inappropriate. Posted by Steve on August 19, 2003During that period, both Cheney and his successor CEO David Lesar shared responsibility, but only Lesar was named as a defendant in the lawsuit. Neil Rothstein, a Pennsylvania-based partner in Scott & Scott, said Richard Schiffrin did not name Cheney as a defendant, despite liability exposure, because it would be "inappropriate" to do so during the war on Iraq.
