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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

May 12, 2012

Lawyers sued for judge's delay appear off the hook

An unusual legal malpractice lawsuit that sought to hold attorneys liable for failing to remind a judge to issue a timely ruling has been significantly trimmed.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - An unusual legal malpractice lawsuit that sought to hold attorneys liable for failing to remind a judge to issue a timely ruling has been significantly trimmed.


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James R. Dunn on Wednesday struck without leave to amend the most notable part of Laibco LLC's lawsuit accusing employment law firm Strapp & Strapp and appellate specialists Horvit...

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