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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 Aleeza Furman | May 14, 2024
The case centers on whether the district attorney may exceed the legal spend that the county commission budgeted for his office, but the parties were at odds over how to approach the question.
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By Michael A. Mora | May 14, 2024
Class counsel moved for nearly $4.4 million in attorney fees, but U.S. District Judge Paul Byron ultimately awarded $2.4 million.
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By Amanda O'Brien | April 29, 2024
Republic First's recent struggles included a clash between its ousted founder and the board, which prompted a lawsuit—since resolved—accusing Holland & Knight of overbilling.
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By Amanda O'Brien | April 26, 2024
Women-owned Griesing Mazzeo Law had accused the firm of shorting it on fees after duping it into serving as a small diverse business subcontractor. A Pennsylvania federal judge tossed the suit Thursday.
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By Colleen Murphy | April 24, 2024
"In imposing only an admonition, the Board weighed, in mitigation, that none of respondent's clients were harmed, he stipulated to his misconduct and consented to discipline, and, most significantly, he has no prior discipline in more than fifty years at the bar," a Disciplinary Review Board letter said.
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By Aleeza Furman | April 11, 2024
"The court got it right the first time, but we're pleased that the court took the time to write a thorough opinion that will undoubtedly be cited in future fee motions filed within the Third Circuit," co-lead plaintiffs counsel Benjamin Johns, with Shub & Johns, said.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 5, 2024
The judge had come under previous scrutiny for two fictional novels she wrote and published, which critics claim appear to be based on real litigation.
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By The Law Journal Editorial Board | April 5, 2024
There is no reason to treat out-of-state attorneys differently than in-state attorneys if we want only the more qualified attorneys to receive referrals in specialized areas of work.
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By Michael A. Mora | April 4, 2024
"This situation is precisely why claims not raised before the court rules are forfeited; otherwise, the court's rulings would never be final," the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida held.
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By Aleeza Furman | March 29, 2024
"This allegedly new evidence of fraud undermines the very existence of an enforceable settlement agreement and, in fact, makes any such agreement, if one existed, voidable, not enforceable," Judge Nitza Quiñones Alejandro ruled.
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