Lay-Skilling, Week Seven

As the seventh week of the epic corporate criminal trial of former key Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling drew to a close, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake gave the lawyers and the jurors an extra day off to … Continue reading

Lay-Skilling, Week Six

The Andy Fastow Week of the criminal trial of former key Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling drew to a quiet close on Thursday afternoon, which contrasted sharply with the crispness of his heavily-scripted direct examination and the combative … Continue reading

Lay-Skilling, Week Five

The pace of the Enron Task Force’s legacy case against former key Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling continued to pick up pace during its fifth week, but that quicker pace is highlighting an unusual aspect of the trial … Continue reading

Lay-Skilling, Week Four

Long trials tend to settle into a rhythm, and the criminal trial against former key Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling is no exception. After four weeks of trial, the prosecution has put on three substantive witnesses. Each one … Continue reading

Lay-Skilling, Week Three

The glacial pace of the criminal trial of former key Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling quickened this week, as former Enron Broadband CEO Ken Rice finished his testimony after not quite three days on the stand. Although the … Continue reading

Week Three Lay-Skilling trial schedule

As second week of the criminal trial of former key Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling comes to a lumbering close, the beginning of the third week will bring a new witness and renewed interest in the trial. My … Continue reading

Lay-Skilling, Week Two

At the outset of the criminal trial of former key Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling, the Enron Task Force prosecutors estimated that it would take nine weeks to put on its case-in-chief against the defendants. Inasmuch as that … Continue reading

Week Two Lay-Skilling trial schedule

After a slumbering close to Week One of the criminal trial of former key Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling, the prosecution will almost certainly attempt to pick up the pace of the trial this week. The prosecution will … Continue reading

Lay-Skilling, Week One

So, week one of the Lay-Skilling trial is in the books. Let’s review what we’ve learned. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake handles matters faster than the prosecutors and the defense attorneys do. Opening arguments are too long. The key evidentiary … Continue reading

Lay-Skilling, Week One – The First Witness

Former Enron investor relations chief Mark Koenig led off the prosecution’s presentation of evidence yesterday in the criminal trial of his former bosses, Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling, and it quickly became clear that the Enron Task Force’s boring approach … Continue reading