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The American Lawyer

BCLP Sues Miss America Competitions for Nearly $1 Million in Unpaid Fees

The Florida complaint comes two years after a St. Louis County judge entered a default judgment in favor of the law firm.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Cuts $20M Punitive Damages Award to $1M Over Constitutionality Concerns

"The court's opinion makes it clear that the conduct of the defendant was reprehensible. The court reduced the amount of punitive damages, not because of the nature of the conduct, or because of the court's own feelings about the conduct, but rather on its analysis of Supreme Court law on the constitutionality of the ratio between compensatory and punitive damages," said the plaintiff's attorney, Jamie Bordas of Bordas & Bordas in Pittsburgh.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Plaintiff Who Hasn't Paid Legal Bills Can't Pursue Equitable Relief in Malpractice Claim, Judge Rules

"The overarching flaw in plaintiff's case is that her breach of contract claim is premised upon a contract she alleges [...] is itself hopelessly flawed," the judge wrote.
3 minute read

Law.com

Womble Bond Dickinson, McCarter & English Net a Quarter of Requested $4.78M Fees Following $14.7M False Advertising Win

The jury's split decision—finding for defendants as to trademark and fair use, for plaintiff as to UDTPA and the Lanham Act, and for one defendant but against another as to copyright—is a strong indicator that plaintiff's claims were not as 'inextricably interwoven' as they may seem," wrote U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

In Upholding Ruling, Sixth DCA Certifies Question to Florida Supreme Court

An expert said Florida's Sixth District Court of Appeals "felt it needed to stake out its position on this issue."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Referee Recommends $3 Million in Attorney Fees on $500,000 Judgment

"While the simple act of paying the judgment would have ended this matter, defendants chose to litigate this action for fourteen years," a judicial hearing officer wrote in her recommendation.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Lewis Brisbois Sues Realty Firm Cushman & Wakefield Over $86K+ in Unpaid Legal Fees

The Chicago-based realtors have yet to square up unpaid matters from 2020-2022, Lewis Brisbois alleges.
3 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Awards $1M to Plaintiff's Counsel Following a No Payment Shareholder Derivative Settlement

The plaintiff noted the substantial benefits of the reforms, which included the creation of a new audit committee and an independent director position to sit on the board, among others.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Podhurst Orseck, Client and Ex-Partner Face Nearly $575K in Attorney Fees

"This appears to be one of those cases where it is probably best to find a resolution as the fees and expenses will just continue to mount," said Ed Mullins, a partner at Reed Smith who is an attorney fees expert not involved in the matter.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Court of Appeals: Trial Court Cannot Assess Costs to Plaintiff Who Voluntarily Dismissed Personal Injury Claim

"In my view, he did not like us or the plaintiff," plaintiff's attorney Steve Leidel said about a retired trial judge. "It's my understanding that he solicited the clerk for costs and they never do that. I think it was possibly retributive for the fact that we did not want to proceed."
5 minute read

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