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Victim's family sues city, officers (07/02/2008) LOS ANGELES - The family of Michael Cho, the La Habra man shot to death by police on New Year's Eve, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city and the unnamed officers involved. Mark Geragos, attorney for Cho's parents Sungman and Honglan Cho, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court. The suit alleges negligence and a violation of the younger Cho's civil rights, said Geragos during a press conference in the lobby of the Fine Arts Building in downtown Los Angeles. He called the shooting of Cho, 25, in a mini-mall parking lot in the 500 block of Whittier Boulevard, "a brutal murder." The two officers shot Cho 11 times. "It was ...[MORE]	La Habra sued for fatal police shooting (07/02/2008) LA HABRA – The parents of the man fatally shot by La Habra police filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city and the responding officers claiming wrongful death and negligence. Lawyers of the Geragos & Geragos law firm announced at a news conference in Los Angeles that they are demanding a jury trial. "It was, in essence, murder for nothing," lawye ...[MORE]	Kazuyoshi Miura's media frenzy (06/16/2008) A glimpse into the Japanese media frenzy over a scandalous murder case dating back to the 1980s was revealed Monday at the Torrance Courthouse. About 30 members of mostly Japanese media outlets toured the courthouse in anticipation of a hearing next month in the case against businessman Kazuyoshi Miura. Miura, a Toyko clothing importer, is charge ...[MORE]
	Deal reached in StarPoint case (06/13/2008) GLENDALE — Superior Court Judge Stan Blumenfeld dismissed charges on Friday against the owners and operators of a Montrose apartment complex for alleged violations of tenants’ rights after attorneys reached a deal to give an estimated $30,000 in relocation fees to 12 affected residents. The settlement closes the criminal side of the case, capping off months of in ...[MORE]	Ex-USC student pleads no contest in dumping of newborn in trash bin (05/20/2008) A former USC architecture student accused of dumping her newborn baby in a trash bin near the campus pleaded no contest today to child endangerment. Under a plea bargain, Holly Ashcraft will not spend any additional time in custody, according to her attorney, Mark Geragos. Instead, prosecutors agreed to two years' time served and five years' probation. [MORE]
	Ex-defense contractor may be out next week (04/01/2008) A federal appeals court ordered former Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes to be released from prison on bail while he appeals his bribery convictio ...[MORE]	Geragos Wins $18 Million Judgment (03/13/2008) LOS ANGELES - Former Michael Jackson attorney Mark Geragos has won an $18 million judgment against a private jet company and its owner who secretly ...[MORE]
	Bereaved family to sue insurer after dispute over liver transplant (12/21/2007) LOS ANGELES - The family of a 17-year-old leukemia patient said yesterday it would sue Cigna Corp. over her death, asserting the health insurance company's initial refusal to pay for a liver transplant contributed to her death. more st ...[MORE]	Justice for All (12/13/2007) You can’t turn on a TV these days without seeing criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos commenting on a high-profile criminal case on “Larry King Live ...[MORE]