Someone sues you and wins a big ruling. Surprised at your loss, you then learn the judge owns shares in a company that will benefit from his decision. That’s supposed to be impartial
There has got to be a rule against that, right There is. And it should have prevented U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman of New Orleans from deciding whether to lift the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling.
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