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California Courts of Appeal

Jul. 2, 2015

Law firms chastised over litigation tactics by state appeal court

Scorched earth ploys are not new in an era of cutthroat litigation, but a pair of Los Angeles and Irvine law firms went too far when they roused a state appellate panel's ire by suing opposing counsel and appealing the suit's dismissal.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Scorched earth ploys are nothing new in an era of cutthroat litigation, but a pair
of law firms in Los Angeles and Irvine went too far when they roused a state appellate
panel's ire by suing opposing counsel and appealing the suit's dismissal.


The 4th District Court of Appeal panel delivered a blistering rebuke to the fir...

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