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Law Practice

Apr. 8, 2009

Nevada Jurist Sanctions Liner, Attorneys for Forum Shopping

A federal magistrate in Nevada ordered Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor, as well as two lawyers and its client, be subject to monetary sanctions totaling more than $200,000.

By Amanda Becker
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A federal magistrate judge in Nevada has ordered that two attorneys and the Los Angeles-based firm Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor be sanctioned for trying to circumvent Nevada law by seeking a more favorable venue for their client in California.

In a 54-page order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke called the behavior of Teri Pham and Deborah Klar willf...

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