I was speaking with a lawyer friend of mine

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13. I was just name dropping

<snip>As jurors in the “Top Chef” trial continue to deliberate in federal court in Boston, labor law specialists are eagerly awaiting word on whether the four Teamsters accused of trying to extort the television crew with threats, chest bumps, and lewd taunts would be convicted.

Alan H. Shapiro, a prominent labor attorney in Boston who represents public sector unions, said lawyers in his practice area are keeping tabs on the case.

At a recent labor law conference, Shapiro said, “people were aghast at what was going on” with the prosecution.

“I can tell you that people were very upset and very concerned with the use of these federal criminal statutes” to prosecute the men, said Shapiro, former staff counsel to the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission.<snip>

Link:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/08/11/labor-law-specialists-eyeing-top-chef-verdict/o4sE3ycSAoTqDwbF8n0tsJ/story.html