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Civil Litigation

Dec. 5, 2018

Credit reporting company hit with libel suit

Dun and Bradstreet Inc. allegedly mistook a doctor for another physician charged with sex crimes, according to a multimillion-dollar libel suit filed in federal court.

Credit reporting company hit with libel suit
Erik Syverson of Syverson, Lesowitz and Gebelin LLP

LOS ANGELES -- A credit reporting company that allegedly mistook a Beverly Hills doctor for another physician charged with sex crimes has been hit with a multimillion-dollar libel suit in federal court in Los Angeles.

Dun and Bradstreet Inc., which does overall business assessments, wrote in a report on Doheny Endosurgical Center that Jonathon Ellis, its supposed CEO, was charged earlier this year with four felony counts of showing ...

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