By Aleeza Furman | December 18, 2024
“Although discovery may yield information that undermines Kleinbard’s entitlement to payment from these funds, the decision to deny relief as a matter of law at the preliminary objections stage was premature,” the majority held in an opinion authored by Justice Kevin Dougherty.
By Mason Lawlor | December 2, 2024
An agreement between Hagens Berman and the plaintiff called for Walter L. Nixon, in-house counsel and chairman of the board of the Professional Drug Co., to receive 15% of attorney fees in return for serving as the lead plaintiff in litigation against Wyeth's prices for Effexor XR.
By Emily Saul | November 27, 2024
Davidoff Hutcher & Citron and Robert Costello sued the embattled former Manhattan U.S. Attorney in September 2023, alleging he’d pay the firm a mere $200,000 of the $1.5 million retainer he inked in 2019.
By Allison Dunn | November 27, 2024
"CNA only agreed to pay claim expenses incurred on or after April 23, 2024. However, all of the claim expenses were incurred in connection with the civil action, as DOJ was, at all relevant times, investigating the allegations contained in the sealed qui tam complaint," Mark Rotatori, a partner at Jones Day, wrote on behalf of the plaintiff seeking indemnification.
By Bernard D’Orazio | November 13, 2024
Interest is an “integral part of New York litigation, including judgment enforcement.”There are many intricacies to the rules. This article focuses on the basics every civil litigator should know.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | November 4, 2024
Bucks County attorney Julie Negovan had faced possible sanctions for prolonging a contractual dispute between her former firm Griesing Mazzeo Law and Kleinbard.
By Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen | October 28, 2024
"Regardless of whether a freelance attorney carries malpractice insurance, law firms are ultimately responsible for the work product," write Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen, founders of Montage Legal Group.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | October 21, 2024
Policies like the ones that preserved most of the firm's $185 million fee award against a subsequent 50% reduction are harder to find after recent losses for providers.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | October 18, 2024
"From the get-go, the plaintiff's attorney, Seth Carson, has treated as optional the court's orders, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, his opponent's requests and his own professional obligations. And he has declined to exercise the option," U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert wrote, ordering that the plaintiff's attorney pay more than $32,000 in fees.
By Allison Dunn | October 17, 2024
"There is evidence sufficient to satisfy this court that [defendant] has systematically misused the corporate form to thwart collection of judgments awarded to plaintiff," the judge said.
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