EPISODE

5. The Battlefield

Lindsay desperately works around the clock on Pearson's appeal, and if necessary, strategy for sentencing. Her efforts in trying to save Pearson start to wear on her. Ellenor tries to find another viable suspect in the Vogelman case. Jimmy represents a cousin being sued by a former employee, fired solely because of her Iranian nationality. In the civil case for wrongful termination, the jury found in favor of the defendant (represented by Jimmy). However, the judge overturned the decision in…

Description credits

Description source · Content or data license. Source formatting adapted for this entry.

THIS ENTRY’S STORY

The story

Spoilers ahead. Coverage follows the scope labeled below.

Plot summary

Lindsay desperately works around the clock on Pearson's appeal, and if necessary, strategy for sentencing. Her efforts in trying to save Pearson start to wear on her. Ellenor tries to find another viable suspect in the Vogelman case. Jimmy represents a cousin being sued by a former employee, fired solely because of her Iranian nationality. In the civil case for wrongful termination, the jury found in favor of the defendant (represented by Jimmy). However, the judge overturned the decision in favor of the plaintiff with the seldom used Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict" (JNOV).

Credits

Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, List of The Practice episodes. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.

Original text and revision history

Content license