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Litigation

Nov. 1, 2014

Charles Schwab sues LA law firm for libel over website

Charles Schwab has accused a Los Angeles-based law firm of libel for allegedly linking his investment company to a late Indonesian dictator, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in San Francisco County Superior Court.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Charles Schwab has accused a Los Angeles-based law firm of libel for allegedly linking his investment company to a late Indonesian dictator, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in San Francisco County Superior Court.


The complaint accuses Steiner & Libo PC, partner Leonard S. Steiner and one of the firm's clients of setting up a website,