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Appellate Practice

Apr. 8, 2006

L.A. Judge Erred in Penalizing Defendant for Lawyer's Actions

A Los Angeles judge was wrong to punish a civil fraud defendant with a $1.3 million default judgment just because his attorney got into a fight with the other side during a deposition, a state appellate panel ruled Thursday.

By Leslie Simmons
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        A Los Angeles judge was wrong to punish a civil fraud defendant with a $1.3 million default judgment just because his attorney got into a fight with the other side during a deposition, a state appellate panel ruled Thursday.
        Jerome Renard and Mario Oli...

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