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 Allison Dunn | July 21, 2023
According to U.S. Magistrate Judge A. David Copperthite's report and recommendation, he recommended the court award the plaintiffs $1.05 million—$437,819.54 in attorney fees and $613,053.44 in costs. Judge Julie R. Rubin followed that recommendation, according to an order in favor of Keyes filed July 11 in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
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By Alex Anteau | July 20, 2023
The plaintiff-appellants disputed the trial courts findings of default and summary judgments against the defendants, while only awarding attorney fees against one.
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By Emily Saul | July 18, 2023
Harlan Protass said his client is considering filing a lawsuit alleging fraudulent billing practices.
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By Aleeza Furman | July 17, 2023
Bankruptcy counsel for a Pennsylvania business' trustee agreed in a July 14 stipulation to withdraw an arbitration appeal that stood in the way of the defendants' collection of the money.
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By Allison Dunn | July 14, 2023
"Defendants argue that neither the jury nor the court identified the misappropriated trade secrets, or found that the purloined trade secrets were actually exploited, or found that Catapult's profits were attributable to the use of BioPoint's trade secrets. These assertions are blatantly incorrect," U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns wrote.
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By Emily Saul | July 14, 2023
Davidoff Hutcher & Citron Associate Joseph Polito said the firm spent more than 100 hours litigating their breach of contract case with Steve Bannon, which last week ended with a nearly $500,000 judgment in their favor.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | July 11, 2023
"The court's ruling bodes well for others presented with similar circumstances in Chancery Court and will hopefully serve as a cautionary tale should parties choose to engage in litigation misconduct," said David Lackowitz, litigation department chair at Moses Singer.
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By Aleeza Furman | July 10, 2023
"In other words," Camping World wrote in a June 5 bankruptcy court filing, "the trustee brought claims (which she touted publicly), lost on every one, and then unilaterally put the entire arbitration on hold."
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By Emily Saul | July 10, 2023
Bannon's lawyer Harlan Protass called the decision "clearly wrong" and said they planned to immediately appeal.
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By Alex Anteau | July 7, 2023
Friday's hearing also saw the plaintiffs motion to join a new defendant in the action – Kentucky lawyer and Wood's colleague Tom McMurtry, co-counsel in the legal action at the root of the original fee-splitting agreement.
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