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Law Practice

May 30, 2007

After Lawyer Wins $45 Million for Family, They Fire Him

LOS ANGELES - The family of a boy whose spine was severed in an automobile accident has fired the attorney who won them a $45 million jury verdict against Ford.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - The family of a boy whose spine was severed in an automobile accident has fired the attorney who won them a $45 million jury verdict against Ford.
      Hans Karlsson, the victim's father and guardian in the litigation, said Thomas V. Girardi, of Girardi & Keese in Los Angeles, failed to account for some of the money paid by Ford. K...

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