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Litigation

Mar. 12, 2016

Beaten-up defense lawyer vows suit while altercation facts are disputed

A day after a violent altercation between an Orange County defense attorney and a district attorney's investigator in a courthouse hallway, the beaten lawyer vowed to file a complaint while both sides disputed what occurred and an inquiry started.

By Amanda Schallert
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A day after a violent altercation between an Orange County defense attorney and a district attorney's investigator in a courthouse hallway, the beaten lawyer vowed to file a complaint while both sides disputed what occurred.

James M. Crawford "was still bleeding when he signed" the contract retaining legal services after he was pummeled on Wednesday, said his counsel, Jerry L. Steering of...

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