Litigation
Oct. 17, 2014
Ruling anticipated in water district whistleblower suit against firms
A Central Basin Municipal Water District board member has accused Buchalter Nemer and Sedgwick LLP of keeping a $2.75 million "slush fund" under the pretext of litigation expenses on behalf of the public water agency.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A judge Thursday may decide the fate of a whistleblower lawsuit against two major law firms by a board member of the Central Basin Municipal Water District.
Multiple variables could affect how Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Susan Bryant-Deason rules: questions of attorney-client privilege, public employees' grounds for pursuing qui tam lawsuits, and whether a decision by th...
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