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Litigation

Sep. 13, 2008

Aiming for the Home Run Settlement Every Day

When he settles a case, Riverside neutral James D. Ward says, he feels like he just hit a home run.

By Rebecca U. Cho
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 1 of the Verdicts and Settlements

      LOS ANGELES - When neutral James D. Ward comes home after a long day at the office, his wife knows immediately the outcome of that day's settlement session.
      "If you don't settle a lawsuit, you go home, yell at your wife, kick the dog," Ward said. "I used to come home...

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