Steinglass is on the prosecution (there was a lot of confusion about that in the responses). This could be a prediction of a disastrously long closing. Or…A bit of a gasp in the overflow room when Josh Steinglass said his closing argument would be 4 to 4.5 hours..
— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) May 28, 2024
When the power goes out around here (more frequently than you’d think), the company responsible for the power lines (welcome to Texas deregulation) makes estimates of repair times which are usually far enough in the future to make you resign yourself to powerlessness, but not so far that torches and pitchforks are in order. This serves two purposes: the unpredictability of conditions and repairs; but also greater relief when repairs are completed sooner, and therefore “quickly.”
It all about setting expectations, IOW.
Of course, power line repairs are conditional, based on damage and the situation. The houses opposite me on my block were without power a week longer than we were, because trees went down in the power lines there, and it took a week for crews to get to them (Houston estimates clearing debris will take 3 months, if that tells you how much there is). A closing argument is completely within the control of the lawyer.
Which is my point. If Steinglass finishes sooner than 4 hours, everyone will both be relieved, and feel more kindly towards him.
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