Bob, congratulations on this matter and on the Baltimore matter.  In light of your admirable batting average, we may need to reinsert you in the CATS Litigation! All the best.  Jim

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Williams, Robert C.  
Sent:	Saturday, March 17, 2001 10:57 AM
To:	Leff, Dan; Sharp, Vicki; Derrick Jr., James
Cc:	Blachman, Jeremy
Subject:	Linton v. Omnicomp

We settled this case at mediation yesterday for a $125,000 payment by Omnicomp and a $125,000 payment by Steve Heinz.  The reason we settled is that we had some exposure (the two mock juries both came back in favor of Linton, awarding an average of $1 million in damages), and the estimated cost of litigation through trial and appeal was $150,000-$175,000.  Our counsel, Tom Allen of Reed Smith, did an excellent job with the case, and I would recommend using him again.  Please call me with any questions.