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Prominent W&C partner kills self after losing $25B Meta trial in New Mexico

https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/longtime-w...
Emotionally + Physically Abusive Ex-Husband
  11/05/26
easy for you to say after winning that huge dick pill case
we are definitely claiming fraud trumpmos
  11/05/26
Yeah tbf I haven't lost a jury trial since 2017, but ii...
Emotionally + Physically Abusive Ex-Husband
  11/05/26
Hopefully he was despondent over huge Kalshi bets about the ...
Fucking Fuckface
  11/05/26
Butswinkas is an unfortunate name around your teenage years
Daft Unc
  11/05/26
order of the coif and law rev survives you. prestigious: ...
יהוה
  11/05/26
Here lies a truly versatile commercial litigator
Judas Jones
  11/05/26
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potluck
  11/05/26
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יהוה
  11/05/26
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tall man
  11/05/26
why would anyone want to be dealing with the stress of litig...
my man tp
  11/05/26
the thrill. if you've maed it that far where you'r...
יהוה
  11/05/26
no but you could pursue your hobbies, other intellectual int...
(*)>
  11/05/26
lol @ these people having hobbies, other intellectual intere...
יהוה
  11/05/26
wtf kind of name is butswinkas?
Paralegal Marandi
  11/05/26
Washington Post says it was a pulmonary embolism while prepp...
....:::..:....:::..:...;;;..;...:.::
  11/05/26
how did he killself? did it hurt? asking for a friend.
.,.,.;;,;.,;:,:,,:,.,:,::,..;.,:,.:;.:.,;.:.,:.::,
  11/05/26
the horrible thing is he prob didnt even imput his time befo...
AZNgirl asking Democrat Handsome to Pound Her Next
  11/05/26
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ferengi
  11/05/26
If they can get an accurate time of death and get access to ...
Influencer
  11/05/26


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Date: November 5th, 2026 10:47 AM
Author: Emotionally + Physically Abusive Ex-Husband

https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/longtime-williams--connolly-partner-and-trial-lawyer-dane-butswinkas-dies-at-65/

It's not that serious fellow trial lawyers. Win some, lose some, that's my view.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234417)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 10:51 AM
Author: we are definitely claiming fraud trumpmos (oppose israel bois)

easy for you to say after winning that huge dick pill case

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234431)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 10:53 AM
Author: Emotionally + Physically Abusive Ex-Husband

Yeah tbf I haven't lost a jury trial since 2017, but iirc it's not an easy thing

Edit: or a bench trial, but still

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234441)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 11:24 AM
Author: Fucking Fuckface

Hopefully he was despondent over huge Kalshi bets about the outcome of the trial

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234528)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 10:54 AM
Author: Daft Unc

Butswinkas is an unfortunate name around your teenage years

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234448)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 11:45 AM
Author: יהוה

order of the coif and law rev survives you. prestigious:

https://www.wc.com/attorney/dane-h-butswinkas/

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234580)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 12:36 PM
Author: Judas Jones

Here lies a truly versatile commercial litigator

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234738)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 12:37 PM
Author: potluck



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234746)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 12:44 PM
Author: יהוה



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234765)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 12:44 PM
Author: tall man



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234766)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 12:38 PM
Author: my man tp

why would anyone want to be dealing with the stress of litigation at 65 years old?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234753)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 12:45 PM
Author: יהוה

the thrill. if you've maed it that far where you're a bigshot 1st chair biglaw litigator, u live for this stress. what are you gonna do -- retire and let ur mind rot watching cnn all day?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234772)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 12:58 PM
Author: (*)> (i'm in your city)

no but you could pursue your hobbies, other intellectual interests, focus on family relationships, charitable work. you've alreayd spent so much of your life making corporations and yourself richer, you've freed yourself to focus on the other side of life....oh, right

*laughs maniacally as i'm carted off to Bellvue*

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234827)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 1:11 PM
Author: יהוה

lol @ these people having hobbies, other intellectual interests or family relationships.

they've been doing this for 30 yrs and will shrivel up and die if you take it away from them.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234867)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 12:39 PM
Author: Paralegal Marandi (Death, death to the IDF!)

wtf kind of name is butswinkas?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234755)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 1:04 PM
Author: ....:::..:....:::..:...;;;..;...:.::


Washington Post says it was a pulmonary embolism while prepping for trial...

https://archive.is/NjCti#selection-449.150-453.55

Also is this his wife?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-pierson-20b267131/

https://lnkd.in/p/dyksjMwK

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234841)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 1:05 PM
Author: .,.,.;;,;.,;:,:,,:,.,:,::,..;.,:,.:;.:.,;.:.,:.::,


how did he killself? did it hurt? asking for a friend.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234845)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 1:07 PM
Author: AZNgirl asking Democrat Handsome to Pound Her Next

the horrible thing is he prob didnt even imput his time before dying, like how will they even be able to bill his final hours out. And he prob charges like 2k an hour so this is significant

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234854)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 1:09 PM
Author: ferengi



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234858)



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Date: November 5th, 2026 1:12 PM
Author: Influencer

If they can get an accurate time of death and get access to his phone’s location data they might be able to reconstruct it.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919058&forum_id=2#50234870)