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Workers' Comp.

May 4, 2016

Geragos fights $308,000 sanction for allegedly filing frivolous case

Arguing his client has the right to seek recovery for wrongful death in separate venues, plaintiff's attorney Mark J. Geragos sought to revive a negligence case and avoid a fine.

By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In a bid to avoid more than $308,000 in sanctions and revive a wrongful death and negligence suit, plaintiffs' attorney Mark J. Geragos argued his widowed client was not judicially estopped from suing her late husband's employer in federal court because an administrative law judge had not yet signed a worker's compensation stipulation under which she had been receiving dea...

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