Kim Stone
Kim Stone
President of CJAC. Stanford Law graduate and former Deputy District Attorney for San Mateo County and Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California.
Articles by Kim
Dangerous Liaisons: Why Local Governments Should Never Partner with Private Attorneys
Dangerous Liaisons: Why Local Governments Should Never Partner with Private Attorneys
The lawsuit that Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas filed against five makers of opioid painkillers was recently dismissed. This case is a great example of why local governments should not partner with private attorneys to sue businesses. We give governmental prosecutors great power because they can lock people up and because they represent us, the people. However, we also expect them to have a higher ethical duty – to try to be just and fair. Private attorneys have a different dut...
22 Sep, 2015
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3 min read