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Civil Litigation

Apr. 23, 2020

Lawyer drops appeal in Buchalter fraud case

A deal struck just before oral argument ends a rare civil RICO case filed 10 years ago.

After warning his case had broad implications for the judiciary, a plaintiffs' attorney on Wednesday dropped his appeal in a fraud case against Buchalter APC.

Robert E. Barnes told a 4th District Court of Appeal panel via telephone he'd "reached a settlement on the courthouse steps, as they say," ending a 10-year saga just as oral argument was to begin.

Barnes, along with Buchalter's lawyer, Alan A...

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