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Primarily news stories and digests that focus on legal fee disputes, both from a substantive perspective about how courts will interpret, but also focused on big firms and lawyers and figures embroiled in fee disputes.
By Emily Cousins | November 1, 2023
The plaintiff appealed, and argued the court abused its power, saying, "'no evidence, either clear or otherwise, was put forth by either [the] defendant ... or the court, as to bad faith conduct by the plaintiff,'" according to the opinion.
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By Dan Roe | October 31, 2023
Jeffrey Liddle hired the firm to represent him in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, but allegedly stopped paying shortly after his case was converted to Chapter 7.
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By Riley Brennan | October 31, 2023
"Our review of R.C. 4165.03 supports this conclusion. In construing statutory terms, courts read statutes as a whole and do not dissociated words and phrases from their context. ... Looking at the language of R.C. 4165.03 as a whole, we are persuaded that 'prevailing' in the context of the DTPA means that the party obtained judgment in its favor, regardless of whether the party obtained a remedy in furtherance of that judgment," Judge Jennifer Kinsley wrote.
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By ALM Staff | October 30, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By Dan Packel | October 26, 2023
The resolution grants Foley & Lardner $2.2 million in fees that have already been approved. But the firm had sought another $4.1 million.
4 minute read
By Emily Saul | October 25, 2023
The former NYC mayor is representing himself in a motion to toss the firm's lawsuit seeking $1.36 million in allegedly unpaid legal fees.
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By Michael A. Mora | October 20, 2023
"It is the highest hourly rate of any plaintiff lawyer in the entire state of Florida for tobacco litigation," the attorney said.
4 minute read
By Dan Roe | October 19, 2023
Major cases, millions in legal fees and Houston's status as a premier destination for corporate restructuring are all at stake in the fallout of Judge David Jones' resignation.
5 minute read
By Adolfo Pesquera | October 19, 2023
The Sixth District Court of Appeals also ruled it was error to award the defendant more than $58,000 in attorney fees and costs.
4 minute read
By Daniel J. Siegel | October 19, 2023
Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5 governs the types of fees attorneys can charge and outlines the way fee agreements must be tailored. The Pennsylvania Rule is modeled after ABA Model Rule 1.5.
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