Litigation
Apr. 27, 2012
LA case that ended in botched settlement to be retried
A judge considering what to do with a botched settlement in a personal injury lawsuit has granted a retrial, despite finding "serious" misconduct by the plaintiffs' counsel, C. Michael Alder of AlderLaw PC.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The state court judge presiding over a personal-injury settlement gone awry has scheduled a retrial despite finding that "serious" misconduct was committed by a prominent plaintiffs' lawyer.
A routine court proceeding became dramatic earlier this year when a $350,000 settlement agreement unraveled after it emerged the jury had been poised to award the plaintiff $9.4 milli...
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