Law Practice
Jun. 18, 2009
Damage Suits Against Dole Are Tossed Over Plaintiff Misconduct
A Superior Court judge on Wednesday formally dismissed two high-profile damages suits against Dole Food Co. Inc., months after allegations that plaintiffs' lawyers recruited and trained hundreds of men to falsely claim injury with the promise of a big payoff.
By Catherine Ho
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court judge on Wednesday formally dismissed two high-profile damages suits against Dole Food Co. Inc., months after allegations surfaced that plaintiffs' lawyers recruited and trained hundreds of men to falsely claim injury with the promise of a big payoff - and threatened them with violence if they revealed the plot to investigators. Judge Victoria G. Chaney of Los Angeles signed...
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court judge on Wednesday formally dismissed two high-profile damages suits against Dole Food Co. Inc., months after allegations surfaced that plaintiffs' lawyers recruited and trained hundreds of men to falsely claim injury with the promise of a big payoff - and threatened them with violence if they revealed the plot to investigators. Judge Victoria G. Chaney of Los Angeles signed...
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