Opposing counsel avoided talking to a plaintiff’s lawyer after settlement talks.

Evidence

The tropical heat of the day gave way to rain squalls and a dark and turbulent sky. At La Guardia Airport that evening, the shuttle to Boston was delayed because of tornado warnings. As Michael Keating remembered it later, he was standing in the crowded waiting room with hundreds of other stranded travelers. Then, across the room, he spotted Schlichtmann’s tall, angular form. Keating had no desire to talk to Schlichtmann. He grabbed his bag and pushed open a small door in the back of the terminal. He thought he had gotten away unnoticed, but then he heard Schlichtmann’s voice behind him calling, “Mike! Mike!” — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 2598

Categorization

• STORYSTEM: A great narrative device: the reluctant witness (Keating) physically fleeing the protagonist at an airport, then being pursued — a scene that lets the reader see Schlichtmann from outside for the first time.