Pricewaterhouse Coopers took a blow Thursday in its fight for sanctions against the City of Los Angeles after a judge denied its motion to compel documents it says would help prove the city attorney’s office committed discovery violations in water billing litigation it dropped after questions about possible city misconduct began to mount.

LOS ANGELES -- Pricewaterhouse Coopers took a blow Thursday in its fight for sanctions against the City of Los Angeles after a judge denied a motion to compel documents PwC says would help prove the city attorney's office committed discovery violations in water billing litigation.

"It would be inappropriate and unauthorized to create a new ground of litigation over discovery for the purpose of litigating a discovery motion for sanct...

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