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Litigation

Mar. 1, 2014

Tentative $80.5 million settlement reached in case alleging grave desecration

In the midst of a trial, a judge Thursday tentatively approved an $80.5 million settlement in ongoing litigation against the owners of one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Southern California.

By Chase Scheinbaum
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - In the midst of a trial, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Thursday tentatively approved an $80.5 million settlement in ongoing litigation against the owners of one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Southern California.

A portion of the money, $35,250,000, will be paid to a fund immediately, while $250,000 will go toward administrative costs and $45 million will pay for corrective measures the ce...

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