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Litigation

Mar. 3, 2016

Judge chides new defense in Iskanian

In an employment dispute that has dramatically expanded use of the state Private Attorney General Act or PAGA, a superior court judge opened fire on a new pair of defense lawyers for not complying with plaintiff's discovery request.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES ? In an employment dispute that has dramatically expanded use of the state Private Attorney General Act, or PAGA, a superior court judge opened fire Tuesday on a new pair of defense lawyers for not complying with plaintiff's discovery request.

Judge Robert L. Hess sounded angry and annoyed with CLS Transportation attorneys Tanja J. Darrow and Miranda A. Mossavar of Littler Mendels...

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