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 ALM Staff | September 19, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
2 minute read
By Emily Saul | September 19, 2023
The complaint alleges that Giuliani executed an agreement with his longtime friend Costello in 2019, agreeing to a retainer of just over $1.5 million. He has so far paid just $214,000, according to the complaint.
3 minute read
By Jessie Yount | September 11, 2023
Wachtell counsel Morrison & Foerster on Friday filed a motion to compel arbitration of a lawsuit brought by Twitter over legal fees.
3 minute read
By Deborah Koplovitz and Andrew B. Freedland | September 7, 2023
This article discusses a recent case filed by a condominium unit owner that touches on concerns related to the use of outdoor space associated with a cooperative or condominium apartment, such as who actually owns the space and if costs associated with the use of outdoor space can be charged.
5 minute read
By Allison Dunn | September 6, 2023
"We disagree that the prenuptial agreement is invalid on its face—i.e., we disagree that the prenuptial agreement is categorically unenforceable under any and all circumstances. We also disagree that the prenuptial agreement is unenforceable under the circumstances presented in this particular case," the appeals court wrote.
6 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | September 6, 2023
In a Tuesday brief, co-lead counsel R. Jason Richards asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to consider en banc review of the incentive awards denied in the Johnson & Johnson sunscreen settlement.
4 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | September 1, 2023
A three-judge panel agreed with the trial court that attorney Richard DeMarco, who brought a personal injury case to the firm, had no right to a fee. Elliott Greenleaf ultimately referred the case to Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, which secured a $71 million settlement.
3 minute read
By Alan Feigenbaum | September 1, 2023
In a New York divorce, who pays for sorority expenses? We can look to Judge Sondra Mendelson-Toscano's decision in C.A.B. v. D.S.B. for guidance. The focus of this article will be the mother's request in C.A.B. to hold the father responsible for reimbursing her with his pro rata share of their daughter's sorority costs.
6 minute read
By Efrem Z. Fischer | August 28, 2023
In a commercial lease dispute, the landlord will almost always insist on recouping every single dollar of late fees, as provided for in the lease,…
9 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | August 25, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on Thursday, upheld common benefit fee assessments against settlements reached outside the Bard IVC filter multidistrict litigation by plaintiffs' attorney Ben Martin.
5 minute read
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