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Environmental

Jun. 1, 2011

Court Won't Bar Firm From Agency Work

A state appeals court refused to disqualify a Sacramento-based environmental law firm from representing the Orange County Water District in a groundwater contamination case.


By Jason W. Armstrong


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A state appeals court refused to boot a prominent Sacramento-based environmental law firm from representing the Orange County Water District in a groundwater contamination case.


An assortment of aerospace, industrial and communications companies being sued in the case argued that Miller Axline & Sawyer LLP couldn't represent the district because it had a contingency fee arrangement with...

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