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By Riley Brennan | May 3, 2023
A federal judge in Connecticut determined that the plaintiffs in an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act action were eligible for additional attorney fees, though approximately $700,000 less than originally requested.
By Jason Grant | May 2, 2023
"Each of the alleged acquired benefits [of the ultimate agreement regarding how the election would proceed] were provided to the members of Local 372 without the need for filing a lawsuit since the constitutions and election code provided plaintiffs with internal administrative remedies," said the Manhattan-based appellate court.
By Riley Brennan | May 1, 2023
In a dispute over a contingency fee following a lateral move, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that the only reasonable interpretation of a law firm's operating agreement with one of its now-former owners is the one that allows the firm to recover under the doctrine of quantum meruit.
By Allison Dunn | April 28, 2023
"What our court did was actually make clear that we do adopt common fund doctrine. The circuit court judge did not think we did. Almost every state and federal court that I could find recognizes it," said David J. Romano, an attorney who sought fees and costs after negotiating a separate $2.23 million settlement fund on behalf of unknown heirs.
By Emily Saul | April 21, 2023
Attorney Robert J. Feldman owes ex-client Donald Glassman $519,682.08, according to a judgement filed last year in Manhattan Supreme Court.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 12, 2023
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed an $8 million class action settlement over the brain performance supplement Neuriva after finding that Frank, of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, had standing to object.
By Riley Brennan | April 12, 2023
Following an $8 million civil rights judgment his favor, a former Massachusetts prisoner and his Chicago-based counsel at Loevy & Loevy were awarded an additional $743,395.87 in attorney fees and costs.
By ALM Staff | April 12, 2023
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By Emily Saul | April 11, 2023
The complaint alleges attorneys David Marcus and Brian Cinelli schemed with ex-Patterson Belknap client Barbara Stewart to sell off her 24.79-carat Harry Winston diamond ring in a private sale. Stewart owes Patterson Belknap more than $3.5 million in legal fees, according to the complaint.
By Riley Brennan | April 11, 2023
"The Lemon Law does permit a recovery of reasonable attorney's fees, but only when a consumer (1) has suffered a violation of the Lemon Law, and (2) brings a successful action to enforce his or her rights," said the court.
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