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Litigation

Jun. 29, 2011

Consumer Group Seeks Judge's Disqualification Over Settlement

Smarting from a judge's comments impugning its integrity for objecting to a massive class-action settlement, Consumer Watchdog has requested Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger be disqualified from a long-running l


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Smarting from a judge's comments impugning its integrity for objecting to a massive class-action settlement, Consumer Watchdog has requested Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger be disqualified from a long-running lawsuit against Farmers Group Inc.


In court papers filed Friday, the Santa Monica-based consumer advocacy group accused Highberger of displaying b...

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