A Philadelphia lawyer is suing Los Angeles litigation boutique Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht, alleging that the firm acted in bad faith by failing to follow through with a $160,000 settlement for attorney fees.

Solo attorney Bruce Chasan filed his complaint Dec. 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against litigator John Pierce and Pierce Bainbridge, where Pierce is a founder and managing partner.