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Litigation

Nov. 18, 2011

Judge 'not happy' with Armenian Genocide case plaintiffs

A class-action settlement worth $17.5 million to victims of the Armenian Genocide devolved into a courtroom mud fight this week as accusations of chicanery and theft fly between plaintiffs' counsel.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A class-action settlement worth $17.5 million to victims of the Armenian Genocide devolved into a courtroom mud fight this week as accusations of chicanery and theft fly between plaintiffs' counsel.


An exasperated U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder ordered all lawyers on the case to appear at a hearing next week, citing "outrageous" conduct and "very serious issues&...

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