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Litigation

Aug. 25, 2000

Settlement Reached Over Twin Towers' Defects

The St. Louis architectural firm that designed Los Angeles County's Twin Towers Correctional Facility could pay $10.6 million to compensate for the more than 1,300 design flaws that allegedly surfaced during the jail's construction, according to a settlement endorsed Thursday by the county claims board.

By Chris Ford
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        The St. Louis architectural firm that designed Los Angeles County's Twin Towers Correctional Facility could pay $10.6 million to compensate for the more than 1,300 design flaws that allegedly surfaced during the jail's construction, according to a settlement endorsed Thursday by the county claims...

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