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Civil Litigation

Feb. 21, 2020

Morgan Lewis sanctioned $525K in Porter Ranch case

Defense counsel in the Porter Ranch gas leak cases were sanctioned $525,000 for discovery abuses Thursday, the second time it has been penalized for withholding documents based on vague privileges, according to a judge’s order.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, defense counsel in the Porter Ranch gas leak cases, were sanctioned $525,000 for discovery abuses Thursday, the second time they have been penalized for withholding documents based on vague privileges.

In a 27-page ruling that scolded counsel for Southern California Gas Co., Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl said the ...

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