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Environmental

Apr. 8, 2006

Losing Firm in Prop. 65 Case Proclaims Victory

How can a law firm turn a slam-dunk defeat into a victory? By saying so, perhaps. When lawyers with Los Angeles' Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro agreed two years ago to settle a high-stakes environmental case, they issued a press release hailing the deal as a "phenomenal victory."

By Dennis Pfaff
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        How can a law firm turn a slam-dunk defeat into a victory? By saying so, perhaps.
        When lawyers with Los Angeles' Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro agreed two years ago to settle a high-stakes environmental case, they issued a press release hailing the de...

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