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L.A. Law S8E18 — Dead Issue
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L.A. Law•Season 8•Episode 18

Dead Issue

6.4/10 · 35 votesApr 21, 199445 min

Ranked #21 of 22 in Season 8•−0.5 vs season avg

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Markowitz reluctantly takes a court case of a libel suit involving an investigative reporter being sued by a former a nuclear physicist who was accused of conducting radiation experiments on unwitting subjects in the 1950s. Meanwhile, Kelsey handles a divorce case between a woman

Directed byMark Tinker
Written byWilliam M. Finkelstein
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Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Arnie Becker

Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry

Ann Kelsey

Alan Rachins

Alan Rachins

Douglas Brackman

Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker

Stuart Markowitz

Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Jonathan Rollins

Larry Drake

Larry Drake

Benny Stulwicz

John Spencer

John Spencer

Tommy Mullaney

A Martinez

A Martinez

Daniel Morales

Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Leland McKenzie

Alan Rosenberg

Alan Rosenberg

Eli Levinson

Debi Mazar

Debi Mazar

Denise Iannello

Alexandra Powers

Alexandra Powers

Jane Halliday

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Mark Tinker

Mark Tinker

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William M. Finkelstein

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Dead Issue" is episode 18 of L.A. Law season 8. It scored 6.4/10 from 35 votes, ranking #21 of 22 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Mark Tinker and written by William M. Finkelstein, it aired on April 21, 1994.

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