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Entertainment & Sports

Jul. 8, 2000

The Ultimate Tinseltown Lawsuit

Some L.A. lawyers really know which buttons to push when filing a lawsuit. Think of the paper that lawyer Pierce O'Donnell threw down on behalf of Art Buchwald alleging that Paramount Pictures ripped off the columnist with the movie "Coming to America." Then there's the big whopper that personal injury superstar Larry Feldman kited on behalf of a 13-year-old who claimed singer Michael Jackson billie-jeaned him during sleepovers.

        By Ross Johnson

        Some L.A. lawyers really know which buttons to push when filing a lawsuit. Think of the paper that lawyer Pierce O'Donnell threw down on behalf of Art Buchwald alleging that Paramount Pictures ripped off the columnist with the movie "Coming to America." Then there's the big whopper that personal injury superstar Larry Feldman kited on behalf of a 13...

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