Friendships in the Courtroom

The recent contract dispute between Ron Perelman and Don Drapkin -- former friends who likely came to court at least in part because their friendship went sour -- was a nice opportunity for me to reflect on some themes that have occupied part of my research for some time.  Although my recent book, Friend v. Friend, digs into many similar cases, getting to watch the dispute through various levels of motion practice and trial was quite different than the lens that is available through cold paper records in appellate court litigation, which is much more common raw material for the scholar.  My quick take is in the New York Law Journal today, available here.  

 

UPDATE: Fordham's version is not behind a paywall.