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Litigation

Jul. 11, 2007

Jurist OKs $49 Million BAR/BRI Settlement

Eliot G. Disner, left, waged a 2 1/2-year battle against BAR/BRI and Kaplan over Bar Exam classes that culminated Monday with a $49 million settlement. Along the way, Disner left one firm, was fired from another and lost his clients. He is pictured here in 2005 with named plaintiffs Loredana Nesci, center, and Ryan Rodriguez, right.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - It wasn't supposed to end this way.
      When Eliot G. Disner filed a pair of antitrust class actions against the nation's leading bar review provider in April 2005, he had high hopes for a recovery of at least $300 million. He changed firms to have the freedom to file the case and seemed to relish the publicity that came with ta...

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