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Litigation

Oct. 3, 2012

Girardi, Lack, Shernoff firms sued over 1997 settlement

Three elite plaintiffs' law firms might not have properly accounted for a reported nine-figure settlement they secured from State Farm Insurance Co. after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, more than 30 former clients have alleged in a lawsuit


By Brian Sumers


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Three elite plaintiffs' law firms may not have properly accounted for a reported nine-figure settlement they secured from State Farm Insurance Co. after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, more than 30 former clients alleged last week in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court.


Named in the Friday complaint are Los Angeles-area firms Girardi Keese, Engstrom Lipscomb & L...

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