Movie fans surely will recall Paul Newman’s stellar performance as Frank Galvin, a down-on-his-luck, often inebriated, ambulance-chasing, trial lawyer, in the 1982 film, “The Verdict.” What may not be recalled is that the movie provides an interesting backdrop for current considerations of the Hewlett-Packard Saga.
To refresh our collective recollections, Galvin is given a chance to represent Sally and Kevin Doneghy, a poor couple whose relative (Sally’s sister) was left a human vegetable because she received the wrong anesthetic before she went into labor. In theory, all Galvin need do is settle the case, give his clients ...