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Entertainment & Sports

Apr. 1, 2005

Panel Tosses Sports Agent's $44 Million Verdict

SAN FRANCISCO - It's like a touchdown called back after a referee's review. A judge's miscues during sports agent Leigh Steinberg's victorious 2002 breach of contract trial against a former partner led a federal appellate panel Wednesday to nullify the $44 million jury verdict.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - It's like a touchdown called back after a referee's review.
        A judge's miscues during sports agent Leigh Steinberg's victorious 2002 breach of contract trial against a former partner led a federal appellate panel Wednesday to nullify the $4...

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