Litigation
Jun. 10, 2011
L.A. Looks to Speed Class Action Settlements
The new policy of allowing judges to transfer class actions to Central Civil West solely for settlement approvals has lawyers watching anxiously to see if the benefits will out weigh their concerns.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Eric B. Kingsley was nearing the final stretch of litigating a five-year class action last month when the attorney got a surprise.
He went to notify Superior Court Judge Alan S. Rosenfield a tentative settlement had been reached by the parties in his wage-and-hour lawsuit, only to discover Rosenfield was shipping the case off to a different judge.
Judge Carl J. West - one of s...
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