- James Dondero, former CEO of Highland Capital Management, is trying to get a bankruptcy judge, Stacey Jernigan, booted off a case due to similarities between a character in her fictional thriller and himself.
- Dondero claims Jernigan's novel, 'Hedging Death,' exposes her bias against him in the ongoing legal case.
- Jernigan has rebuffed Dondero's efforts to remove her from the case, citing that the characters in her book are fictional.
- Dondero argues that Jernigan's fiction writing demonstrates her negative views of the hedge-fund industry.
- Legal experts debate whether Jernigan's impartiality might be reasonably questioned.
Judge’s Fictional Thriller Sparks Real-Life Courtroom Drama
Plot featuring crooked hedge-funder inspires actual financier to try to get jurist booted off case
Erin Mulvaney
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