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Cowboys, margaritas and toxic trash: Some sour on lawyers in lucrative L.A. landfill cases

First publishedJul 12, 10:00 UTC
Last updatedJul 12, 11:39 UTC · 7m ago
LA Times California↻
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Residents of Val Verde, a tiny town north of Los Angeles, claim Downtown LA Law Group used a cowboy recruiter to find plaintiffs for lawsuits against a local landfill. The firm denied the allegations and said a rival lawyer was trying to eliminate competition.

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