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Litigation

Nov. 21, 2009

Attorney Sues for Defamation

A lawyer who was removed from a Wal-Mart class action case three years ago has asked a three-judge panel to reinstate her defamation claim against her former law firm.

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - When well-known plaintiffs' attorney Fred Furth sent a firm-wide e-mail brusquely removing Carolyn Beasley Burton from a massive Wal-Mart class action case three years ago, he considered it a routine litigation update.

But to Burton, the e-mail damaged her reputation and nearly ruined her career.

In a case that could test the bounds of attorney immunit...

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