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Litigation

Feb. 22, 2008

In Unusual Step, Judge Boosts Jurors' Verdict in Fraud Case

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has taken the unusual step of boosting a $38 million jury verdict awarded to two young entrepreneurs who claimed they were duped by German business partners in a convoluted fraud scheme.

By Cortney Fielding
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has taken the unusual step of boosting a $38 million jury verdict awarded to two young entrepreneurs who claimed they were duped by German business partners in a convoluted fraud scheme.
      Judge Victor Chavez last week more than doubled $3.2 million in da...

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