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Litigation

Oct. 5, 2001

Barbs Fly Over Alleged Racism At Hip Eatery

LOS ANGELES - Lawyer Carl Douglas describes his client, Kamara Sams, as "a black woman with a conscience." But in a three-week trial in which Sams and 22 other African-Americans and one Latina are suing the trendy West Hollywood restaurant Lola's for racial discrimination, Douglas says the defense has made her out to be a "black woman with an attitude."

By Erin Carroll
Daily Journal Staff Writer
         LOS ANGELES - Lawyer Carl Douglas describes his client, Kamara Sams, as "a black woman with a conscience."
        But in a three-week trial in ...

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