Civil Litigation
Aug. 4, 2020
Judge orders old class counsel to stay away from new class counsel and family
Judge Elihu M. Berle, who is overseeing a $67 million Department of Water and Power settlement that is under investigation for possible fraud, granted Brian S. Kabateck's request for the temporary restraining order against Michael J. Libman.
LOS ANGELES -- A superior court judge issued a restraining order Monday against a previous liaison class counsel involved in Los Angeles' high-profile water utility litigation after the attorney refused to stay away from the home of the new class counsel.
Judge Elihu M. Berle, who is overseeing a $67 million Department of Water and Power settlement that is under inves...
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