Civil Litigation
Jun. 17, 2021
Lead plaintiffs’ counsel named for dive boat fire tort litigation
Los Angeles Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl gave plaintiffs 20 days to ask the federal government to return evidence it seized from the wreckage.
A Los Angeles County judge named lead plaintiffs' counsel Wednesday for the mass tort litigation arising from a 2019 dive boat fire in the Channel Islands and gave plaintiffs 20 days to ask the federal government to return evidence it seized from the wreckage.
"I made an inquiry of my colleagues who believe there is a federal statute that sets a time limit for the return of seized documents. The exception would be for things like if...
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