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Criminal

Oct. 18, 2007

Lawyers Sanctioned Over Suit Involving Bogus Cancer Claims

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge Tuesday sanctioned a Los Angeles attorney and two out-of-state lawyers, citing their "unreasonable and incompetent" actions in putting forward bogus cancer-related claims by Ecuadorian plaintiffs against Chevron Corp.

By Dennis Pfaff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge Tuesday sanctioned a Los Angeles attorney and two out-of-state lawyers, citing their "unreasonable and incompetent" actions in putting forward bogus cancer-related claims by Ecuadorian plaintiffs against Chevron Corp.
      U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered one of the lawyers, Cristobal Bonifaz of Massachu...

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