CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gerry Spence, the fringe jacket-wearing trial lawyer from Wyoming known for a string of major court wins starting with a multmillion-dollar judgment against a plutonium processor in the landmark Karen Silkwood case, has died.

Spence, 96, died late Wednesday surrounded by friends and family at his home in Montecito, California, according to a statement from colleagues and family.

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