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Torts/Personal Injury,
Litigation & Arbitration

Jan. 11, 2024

Southwestern Law settles lawsuit with tenant who claimed lead poisoning

The settlement brings to a close an embarrassing matter for Southwestern, after a court filing in the case expressed fears a plaintiff’s verdict would bankrupt the school.

Southwestern Law School agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle a personal injury and landlord-tenant dispute, weeks after a kerfuffle over whether the case would plummet the school into bankruptcy.

Los Angeles County Judge Maurice A. Leiter on Tuesday agreed to seal the terms of the deal citing two reasons: a plaintiff’s fears the abusive father of her child that was harmed would return and try to manipulate them for money; and Southwe...

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