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From: Trials Law360 <news-alt(klaw360.com> To: Subject: Judge Scolds Lawyer At Walmart Trial & Nazi-Looted Art Case Gets Day In Court Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 09:59:22 +0000 ti-aw360 Trials TRIALS The Data-Driven Lawyer Meet the 2018 award winners and get insights into their innovative practices. Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Follow Law360 TOP NEWS U',Law360 Pro Say Podcast 'I Am Not Co-Plaintiff Counsel,' Judge Scolds At Walmart Trial Counsel for a class of Walmart workers seeking more than $200 million for missed meal breaks and incomplete pay stubs was chastised by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh at the end of a bench trial Tuesday for asking her to look for evidence in the record, at one point snapping, "I am not co-plaintiff counsel." 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