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California Courts of Appeal

Oct. 24, 2014

Appellate court affirms judge's decision blocking settlement

A plaintiffs' firm lost its shot Wednesday at collecting roughly $5 million from a settlement that was allegedly procured in secret on behalf of its 600 clients.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - A Los Angeles-based plaintiffs' firm lost a shot Wednesday at collecting roughly $5 million from a settlement that it allegedly procured in secret on behalf of 600 clients.


The 1st District Court of Appeal refused to block a temporary restraining order against Initiative Legal Group APC that was issued by San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Harold E. Kahn, who set the money ...

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