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Civil Rights

Jan. 3, 2015

Attorneys awarded $5.4 million in fees for winning on behalf of abused inmates

Civil rights cases don't often result in substantial awards, but Kaye, McLane and Bednarski with James Muller fought long and hard.


By Daina Beth Solomon


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The team representing five "worst of the worst" inmates at the L.A. County Men's Central Jail labored for several years, including a monthlong trial, to prove that deputies had mistreated their clients.


The hard work paid off: Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt along with solo practitioner James Muller won their clients a $950,000 victory last year. And now it has paid off again:...

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