Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen
The Bad News – on the first week of July, 2015 Jeffrey B. Levens, lead attorney for Doctor’s Data in the Doctor’s Data versus Barrett, et al, case passed away shortly after a complicated heart operation in Chicago.
I never met Jeff, except on the telephone, and via email, but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed his writings in the Doctor’s Data case, and his management of that case through its bumpy road. His quiet humor came through, patiently answering Barrett’s rabid legal ravings. Jeff made Barrett’s jumping-up-and-down antics humorous, even to the court. I quoted almost every phrase of Jeff’s writings in the case, so my readers could enjoy Barrett’s minute-by-minute courtroom demise.
Jeffrey B. Levens told it like it was… with style, and kindness..
Worry not about the case though. Jeff knew his upcoming operation was at best, risky, and prepared his staff, and his partner. Al Augustine. for a takeover.
My last conversational exchange with Jeff was on June 30th, 2015 where I asked him my usual question about the case “Why is it taking so long?” His response was classic. He told me that judges get busy with other cases and that this case was on hold for only a year or so. I responded “Only a year? Do judges do that?” He said “Yes they do, and I’ve had cases on hold much longer than that. I’ll send you a copy of my latest article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.” Jeff was telling me about a case he had had on hold for nineteen (19) years… In his email he said: Continue reading The Doctor’s Data Versus Barrett Case… Bad News – Good News – No News…