By Jason Grant | September 9, 2022
"Before finding the former husband was entitled to attorney's fees, the [trial-] court stated it was reserving the issue for a subsequent hearing," said the Fourth District Court of Appeal. "But it did not do so."
By Michael A. Mora | September 8, 2022
"Federal courts have engaged in a more thorough and exacting scrutiny of merchant cash advance agreements, looking at the agreement in a holistic and comprehensive manner and the conclusions they have reached are compelling," New York Supreme Court Judge Leon Ruchelsman ruled.
By Allison Dunn | September 7, 2022
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a circuit court's order awarding summary judgment to a solo practitioner accused by a former attorney of legal malpractice, but further affirmed the denial of his motion for more than $92,600 in attorney fees and costs because it wasn't pursued in bad faith.
By Michael A. Mora | September 7, 2022
"Federal courts have engaged in a more thorough and exacting scrutiny of merchant cash advance agreements, looking at the agreement in a holistic and comprehensive manner and the conclusions they have reached are compelling," New York Supreme Court Judge Leon Ruchelsman ruled.
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By Aleeza Furman | September 6, 2022
Judge Richard Haaz said the personal injury plaintiff's request that the fee go to attorney Richard DeMarco did not invalidate a 2014 fee agreement between Elliott Greenleaf and Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, the firm that litigated the lawsuit.
By Allison Dunn | September 2, 2022
"Kovach was represented by an experienced attorney who carefully and independently vetted Kovach's allegations and claims before determining she had a viable cause of action against respondents," the court said in its per curiam opinion Wednesday. "Although Rule 11 allows for the possibility of sanctions against a client, it primarily speaks in terms of an attorney's professional responsibilities. Rule 11 is not intended to be used as a weapon against a client represented by counsel, whose job it is to be knowledgeable of the law and advise a lay client on the best course of action."
By Amanda Bronstad | September 1, 2022
A bankruptcy trustee, in a lawsuit Wednesday, accused California Attorney Lending II of arranging Tom Girardi's financial agreements, illegally splitting fees and refusing to return stolen settlement funds–a possible crime.
By Michael A. Mora | August 29, 2022
"This is a case unlike any other the court has ever seen," Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman said. "There were so many nuances and intricacies and so many land mines that could have been stepped on."
By Michael A. Mora | August 26, 2022
The Florida Supreme Court reminded litigants that it has consistently held that the purpose of the writ of prohibition is to prevent a court's action beyond the scope of its jurisdiction.
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By Ellen Bardash | August 26, 2022
Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery found Cravath is entitled to 15% of the $410 million its client, The Williams Companies Inc., was awarded last year in a case over a busted deal.
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