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Labor/Employment

Oct. 16, 2015

Judge admonishes witnesses in LA Times trial

To Superior Court Judge William A. McLaughlin's concern, verbose witnesses have set the tone of an increasingly combative age and discrimination jury trial pitting former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers against his old employer.

By Matt Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - To Superior Court Judge William A. McLaughlin's concern, verbose witnesses have set the tone of an increasingly combative age and discrimination jury trial pitting former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers against his old employer.

McLaughlin told witness Marc Duvoisin, managing editor of the Los Angeles Times, on Wednesday, "Mr. Duvoisin...

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