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Law Practice

Aug. 28, 2009

Mystery E-Mail Leads Del Mar Lawyers to Huge Verdict, New Niche

A mystery email helped Del Mar attorneys secure a whopping verdict for their client in an age discrimination case against Kmart.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE - Greg and Jennifer Lutz still don't know where it came from: A copy of an e-mail, sent to them in an envelope without a return address, apparently showing Kmart Corp. executives discussing a plan to get rid of a 64-year-old, 20-year company veteran named Bill Hawkins.

According to the Del Mar husband and wife attorney duo, that e-mail triggered testimony that helped persuade a Riverside j...

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