Word: wolvovitz
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Dates: during 1988-1988
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Order in the court, for Federal Judge Hubert I. Teitelbaum of Pittsburgh, apparently means keeping women in their place. During a civil proceeding, Teitelbaum, 73, threatened Attorney Barbara Wolvovitz with jail because she insisted on referring to herself as Ms. Wolvovitz rather than Mrs. Lobel, after her husband. Protesting in her behalf, Wolvovitz's co-counsel Jon Pushinsky found himself held in contempt and handed a 30-day suspended sentence for "officious intermeddling." When Wolvovitz asked for a mistrial last week, Teitelbaum said, "What if I call you sweetie...
...trial controversy drew national attention, the judge apologized, vacating Pushinsky's sentence and explaining to Wolvovitz, "This is the way my generation was taught." The two lawyers may regret passing up the judge's belated offer to declare a mistrial. When the jury returned its verdict, they lost their case...
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