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Litigation

Oct. 16, 2015

Student athletes seek sanctions

A plaintiffs' class of former student-athletes have cried foul on an objector in their $60 million worth of settlements with Electronic Arts Inc. and the NCAA, claiming his lawyer muddied up proceeding by voicing a "barrage" of profanities.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A plaintiffs' class of former student athletes have cried foul on an objector in their $60 million worth of settlements with Electronic Arts Inc. and the NCAA, claiming his lawyer muddied up proceedings by voicing a "barrage" of profanities.

In an 18-page motion, plaintiffs' lawyers claimed Laguna Hills-based Scott A. Kron made "repeated threats to class counsel" in a recent me...

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