By Riley Brennan | February 10, 2023
The court did, however, find the bulk of the rest of the fee petition to be reasonable, ultimately awarding the plaintiffs $27,160 for settling a wage-and-hour case.
By Allison Dunn | February 3, 2023
"Parris's continuous inaction at each stage of the litigation resulted in significant harm to Chaddsford in the form of a $75,000 default judgment and court-imposed sanctions of $1,225 in attorneys' fees with post judgment interest. Parris took no action to vacate the default judgment against Chaddsford and did not notify Chaddsford of the default judgment until approximately five months later," Justice Angela M. Eaves wrote on behalf of the unanimous court.
By Jason Grant | February 3, 2023
"Contrary to plaintiff's [Anna Condo's] contention," special master Susan Bender, "had the legal authority to award legal fees associated with defendant's [former husband, George Condo's] motion sequence ... and the defense against plaintiff's appeals to this Court," wrote the appellate panel.
By Jason Grant | February 3, 2023
"Given the allegations that Morelli acknowledged the dispute [over the additional 10% contingency fee] multiple times, [Morelli Law Firm's] arguments regarding the possible binding effect of the fee letter, and defendant's possible ratification thereof, raise issues of fact," said Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Louis Nock.
By Emily Saul | February 2, 2023
Filmmaker Paul Haggis does not want to pay the more than $3 million in fees and costs accrued by Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel.
By Riley Brennan | January 31, 2023
A federal judge in Maryland awarded a plaintiff in an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act case $80,000 in attorney fees—roughly 30% of the $269,054.80 that was initially sought—after finding the bulk of the request to be unreasonable.
By Allison Dunn | January 31, 2023
"In addition to finding that Petitioner's claims were not frivolous, the Court does not find other evidence of Petitioner's lack of an honesty of purpose in this case," Judge John J. Tuchi wrote. "Moreover, Petitioner did not act recklessly by unreasonably multiplying these proceedings. Finding neither recklessness nor conduct tantamount to bad faith on the part of Petitioner, the Court concludes Respondent is not entitled to attorneys' fees in this matter."
By Avalon Zoppo | January 31, 2023
The panel, in vacating and reversing the claims court's decision, noted that it was an "extraordinarily high award."
By Colleen Murphy | January 25, 2023
"As it turned out, Deno negotiated a settlement satisfactory to Moncrieffe without the fullbore litigation they had expected," stated Judge Stuart A. Raphael, in his written opinion for the court. "The circuit court thus had a sound basis in fact to conclude that Deno provided real value to Moncrieffe while assuming a significant risk of getting nothing."
By Riley Brennan | January 25, 2023
That rule requires an insurer to defend all claims brought against an insured if at least one claim falls within the scope of the insurer's duty to defend, but the appeals said it "makes little sense" to extend that concept beyond the insurance context.
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