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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Mar. 14, 2003

Lawyers' Punitives Before High Court

SAN FRANCISCO - A couple who blame their lawyers for failing to pursue punitive damages in a massive toxic tort case may be out of luck with the California Supreme Court.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A couple who blame their lawyers for failing to pursue punitive damages in a massive toxic tort case may be out of luck with the California Supreme Court.
        But it was far from clear during an hourlong hearing We...

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