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Litigation

May 10, 2016

Case of allegedly negligent plaintiffs' lawyer shows murkiness of PAGA

A lawsuit with a Private Attorney General Act claim filed by a pharmacist stating employees do not get overtime pay took an unusual turn when defense counsel filed an ex parte motion to dismiss the case for failure to prosecute.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A lawsuit with a Private Attorney General Act claim filed by a San Clemente Albertson's LLC pharmacist stating employees do not get overtime pay took an unusual turn when defense counsel filed an ex parte motion to dismiss the case for failure to prosecute.

Albertson's lawyer Gary M. McLaughlin's motion last week argued J.D. Henderson, lawyer for plaintiff Charles Jones, effectively abandoned ...

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