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Labor/Employment

Oct. 8, 2011

Pilot program closes dozens of cases

A Los Angeles County Superior Court pilot program using volunteer lawyers to help settle employment-related lawsuits garnered 46 settlements during its week-long debut in September.


By Brian Sumers


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court pilot program using volunteer lawyers to help settle employment-related lawsuits garnered 46 settlements during its week-long debut in September.


The court's Civil Referee Assisted Settlement Hearing program compelled parties in 135 cases to attend the sessions between Sept. 19 and 23. Volunteer defense and plaintiffs' lawyers worked with a judge or a commissione...

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