Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 24, 2012
Judge now at center of botched settlement fallout
The fallout from a personal-injury settlement that imploded when the plaintiff's lawyer said he lacked his client's permission to settle the lawsuit has now ensnared the case's judge, who is now the subject of a disqualification hearing.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The fallout from a personal-injury settlement that imploded when the plaintiff's lawyer said he lacked his client's permission to settle the lawsuit has ensnared the case's judge, who is now the subject of a disqualification hearing.
On July 11, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael M. Johnson - on the orders of Division 8 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal - vaca...
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