By ALM Staff | April 12, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By Emily Saul | April 11, 2023
The complaint alleges attorneys David Marcus and Brian Cinelli schemed with ex-Patterson Belknap client Barbara Stewart to sell off her 24.79-carat Harry Winston diamond ring in a private sale. Stewart owes Patterson Belknap more than $3.5 million in legal fees, according to the complaint.
By Riley Brennan | April 11, 2023
"The Lemon Law does permit a recovery of reasonable attorney's fees, but only when a consumer (1) has suffered a violation of the Lemon Law, and (2) brings a successful action to enforce his or her rights," said the court.
By Riley Brennan | April 7, 2023
A Colorado appeals court reversed a lower court's ruling that had been based on an insurer's internal settlement evaluation, after determining that such an evaluation doesn't establish an "undisputed" amount of benefits owed.
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By Riley Brennan | April 4, 2023
"Their votes were counted, and no decision from this court can change that," U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania wrote. "Therefore, the plaintiffs received judicially sanctioned relief, the precise relief they requested when bringing suit, which materially altered their legal relationship with the Board."
By Riley Brennan | April 4, 2023
A federal judge in Pennsylvania sided with Kang Haggerty on former clients' counterclaim of breach of fiduciary duty, but allowed breach-of-contract claims from both sides to proceed.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 31, 2023
Two groups of plaintiffs lawyers suing Norfolk Southern over its Feb. 3 derailment argued on Friday why they should be lead counsel.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | March 28, 2023
According to the court, $122,468 of that amount would be allocated to the settlement fund and distributed among 93 collective members.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Riley Brennan | March 28, 2023
A Connecticut appeals court ruled against a law firm, affirming a lower court's decision to vacate a decree awarding the firm nearly $100,000 in attorney fees.
By Allison Dunn | March 28, 2023
A federal judge in Maryland adopted a magistrate's recommendation in full, awarding a plaintiff in a breach-of-contract action $786,565 in fees and costs, approximately 25% less than the requested amount due to apparent duplication of efforts between old and new counsel.
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