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Judge Says Law Firm Had No Duty to Notify Third Party About Release of Escrow Funds

"Throughout the entirety of this transaction, defendants Williams and A&G were acting solely as agents of Vetcomm," Senior U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr. wrote. "Thus, even if Williams volunteered in the second email to notify Jones upon request to disburse the subject funds, such a modification would bind only Vetcomm, the principal, and not defendants Williams and A&G, the agents."
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Law.com

Overbilled by $695K: Judge Rules Lawyers Failed to Disclose New Fee Agreement Provisions to Client

A federal judge in Massachusetts partially granted summary judgment to a plaintiff who alleged that her attorneys overbilled her after successfully representing her in an underlying $10 million premises liability action.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

11th Circuit Rejects Challenge to Reverse 40% Reduction on Nearly $1M in Attorney Fees

Here, the attorney was awarded an hourly rate of $500.
4 minute read

Law.com

Dividing $6.15M: California Attorney Files Lawsuit Over How Fee Agreement Should Be Disbursed

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Pointing to 'Wachtell's Greed,' X Corp. Argues Law Firm Can't Force Arbitration in Fee Lawsuit

Wachtell's "unethical" $70 million success fee justifies equitable relief—triggering a carveout in the firm's arbitration clause—X Corp.'s lawyers stated.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

High-Profile Phila. Lawyer Hit With $19K Sanction Over Deposition Conduct

"The court finds a sanction of the entire time defendant's attorneys had to attend the depositions and be subjected to attorney Bosworth's unprofessional and harassing conduct is appropriate," Haines said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Appeals Court OKs Decision to Knock Down Fee Request From $155K to $14K in Long-Running Case

The award stemmed from an Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection case that was filed in 2008, and eventually came before the Superior Court four times.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dickie McCamey Seeks More Than $16K In Unpaid Fees

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dilworth Among Three Law Firms Who Sued Clients Last Week Over Unpaid Bills

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron and Robert Costello Sue Rudy Giuliani Over $1.36 Million in Legal Fees

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

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