The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 6, 2018
Though a 2016 Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling in two consolidated cases said debt collection lawyers can be sued for excessive fees in foreclosure actions, the state Superior Court has now held in one of those cases that the plaintiffs still do not have a cause of action because their mortgage was too large to qualify under the version of the Pennsylvania Loan Interest and Protection Law in effect at the time it was executed.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | December 4, 2018
At the same time, another law firm has joined Kline & Specter in criticizing the set-aside request, saying some of the fee requests have not been fair and that money for the common benefit fees should not be taken from the plaintiffs' recoveries, but rather from the primary lawyer's fee.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | December 3, 2018
The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a Philadelphia ruling that voided a $509,000 contempt judgment against a woman whose lawyer sued her for over $77,000 in legal fees.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | November 30, 2018
The highly critical filing contends that the federal cases have settled for "puny" amounts compared to the multimillion-dollar verdicts juries have been willing to award both in state and federal courts.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | October 26, 2018
Facing a claim for $282,000 in allegedly unpaid fees from his criminal case, Bill Cosby countered that the work was never authorized.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | October 22, 2018
Bob had his client's orders: “Don't make life easy for the other side. Make them earn their right to arbitrate their claims.” This looked like an easy assignment because Bob thought he had valid grounds to be a stickler here.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Lizzy McLellan | October 19, 2018
Retainer fees and due diligence can help, but fee disputes, like litigation in general, are unpredictable.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | October 15, 2018
Four new lawyers have signed on to represent Cosby as he fights his criminal conviction and squares off with former attorneys over fees.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | September 28, 2018
Although the circumstances that gave rise to the Third Circuit's recent rulings are, according to attorneys who spoke with The Legal, particularly "egregious," lawyers are taking them as a clear reminder that fee petitions are not the opening salvo in a negotiation process, and lawyers need to take a close look to make sure their requests are reasonable before submitting them.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | September 27, 2018
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis claims Cosby began failing to pay his bills to the firm last August.
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