The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | April 19, 2021
A Pittsburgh lawyer for more than three years worked as an independent contractor, doing research and writing services in connection with nine class actions in which a Michigan attorney served as sole class counsel.
By Charles Toutant | April 16, 2021
"The nature of and deterioration of the attorney/client relationship, exhibited throughout the hearing, justified Mr. Stone's good-faith belief that the representation could not ethically be continued," Judge Thomas Vena ruled.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Justin Henry | April 14, 2021
There may be an uptick in cases, mirroring what happened in the mid-2010s after the Great Recession, lawyers who represent law firms say.
By Jason Grant | April 13, 2021
The Appellate Division, First Department also turned back the plaintiff's argument that it can't be forced to arbitrate its malpractice case against Foley & Lardner "because it did not explicitly agree to do so," where the malpractice claim is inextricably intertwined with the arbitrable claim for fees.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott E. Mollen | April 13, 2021
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses two commercial landlord-tenant cases: "Chip Fifth Ave. LLC v. Quality King Distrib." and "267 Dev. LLC v. Brooklyn Babies & Toddlers, LLC."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Daniel H. Stock | April 13, 2021
Courts have turned a blind eye to the gravamen of the rule articulated by DRL §237 as amended, which is that counsel fees should be awarded to the lesser-monied spouse at an early stage of the litigation.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Justin Henry | April 8, 2021
The plaintiffs attorney, facing over $500,000 in sanctions, has taken issue with the K&L Gates partner's hourly rate for research and other tasks.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan | April 8, 2021
In this edition of their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan report on a holding that hostile Yelp remarks did not amount to defamation; a decision on motions to dismiss securities fraud claims against a pharmaceutical company; and an order to an attorney representing a debtor "in connection with" a bankruptcy case to disgorge part of his fee for failure to file the requisite statements of compensation.
By Jasmine Floyd | April 6, 2021
"I frankly don't think this is defamation, but the court obviously disagreed," defense counsel Nancy Gregoire said after the appellate ruling.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 5, 2021
The $202 million in attorney fees requested by lawyers who obtained a settlement for residents of Flint, Michigan, faces objections in court, and in public.
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