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Man Beaten By Off-Duty Firefighters In Chatsworth Awarded $7.4M
Five men, including off-duty firefighters and a former child actor who beat a man handing out candy on Halloween, were ordered to pay $7.4M.

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Five men, including off-duty firefighters and a former child actor who beat a man handing out candy on Halloween, were ordered to pay $7.4M.

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