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Law Practice

Jan. 16, 2009

Disabled Sue to Get in Quake Plan

Los Angeles has a playbook to guide all manner of rescues and evacuations after an earthquake. But members of a group that could require the most care after a disaster contend they are mentioned just once throughout the city's 200-page response plan.

By Cortney Fielding
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Built atop at least 300 earthquake fault lines that like to have a good shake once in a while, Los Angeles has long braced itself for "the big one."

But while the city has a playbook to guide all manner of rescues and evacuations after a quake - or fire, floor or mud slide - members of a group that could require the most care after a disaster contend they are mentioned just once through...

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