out some procedural issues, including a conflict of interest for their lawyers. they're both being tried together for fraud and money laundering charges but they share many of the same attorneys, which could become a problem if there ever were to become a conflict between the two of them as the case goes on. one of the law firms has recently represented the university of california in a completely separate case, so usc in this case is the victim of this alleged fraud. so the law firm has vowed to put up a so-called ethical wall between the lawyers involved in the respective cases to make sure that there are no issues. the judge will then ask both laughlin and giannulli if they understand the risks of this arrangement and whether they want to proceed. now, the last time laughlin was here in boston and at court, she was waving to her fans and all smiles. in fact, the day before, she was even posing for pictures and signing ought graphs with fans,