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Clark v. Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc.

Cal. Ct. App.July 24, 2008No. A115399, A115445, A115474, A116164, A116901Cited 54 times
Mixed ResultOptical Coating Laboratory, Inc.

Case Details

Judge(s)
Margulies
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
appeal

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Outcome

The court declared a mistrial due to plaintiffs' attorneys' cumulative misconduct in violating in limine orders. On appeal, the court reversed sanctions awards against plaintiffs and OCLI's judgment, but affirmed the State's judgment and certain expert fee awards under Code of Civil Procedure section 998.

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