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Litigation

Jan. 26, 2013

Judge tosses malpractice case against Girardi & Keese

A judge threw out a malpractice case against personal injury firm Girardi & Keese Wednesday, finding that the firm's former client failed to show a jury that he could have collected a judgment in his underlying personal injury case.


By Alexandra Schwappach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A state judge in Los Angeles threw out a legal malpractice case against personal injury firm Girardi Keese midtrial on Wednesday, finding that the firm's former client failed to show a jury that he could have collected a judgment in his underlying personal injury case.


Judge Frederick C. Shaller ended the trial by granting Girardi Keese's motion for relief. The firm argued that plain...

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