New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer | December 20, 2018
In their Commercial Division Update, Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer write: While confidentiality orders are valuable tools in protecting competitive and other sensitive information, they are subject to abuse. Aggressive or inattentive counsel can overdesignate those documents that are protected, adding burden and expense to the opposing party. Indeed, in a recent Commercial Division case, Google was sanctioned for just that. This decision sends a stern reminder to litigation counsel of the need to be well versed on the applicable rules and standards, which we address below.
By Jason Grant | December 20, 2018
The plaintiff in the lawsuit over control of a company was ordered to pay, as discovery-abuse sanctions against her, defense attorney fees billed by Fox Rothschild, Proskauer and Pelosi Wolf Effron & Spates.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 17, 2018
Lawyers from 15 law firms, including Texas plaintiffs attorney Mikal Watts, tussled in court Monday over who should get what in the GMO corn settlement with Syngenta.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | December 17, 2018
Philadelphia attorney Bruce Chasan claims John Pierce and his fast-growing firm acted in bad faith by failing to finalize a $160,000 settlement.
By James A. Brown | December 14, 2018
A wage and hour mediation, which produces compromise and limits costly attorney fees, is a potential lifeline for a small employer provided there is clear-eyed engagement in the process.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joseph M. McLaughlin and Shannon K. McGovern | December 12, 2018
In their Corporate Litigation column, Joseph M. McLaughlin and Shannon K. McGovern write: “Mootness fees” to plaintiffs' counsel after a voluntary dismissal have become a standard feature of deal litigation resolved before a stockholder motion to enjoin a transaction based on alleged proxy disclosure deficiencies is decided. The authors explain the important differences between disclosure-only settlements and mootness fees when resolving such litigation and discuss a recent relevant decision currently on appeal to the Seventh Circuit.
By Roy Strom | December 7, 2018
A failed attempt to build an 18,000-seat sports arena in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has turned into a legal grab bag, with Winston & Strawn the latest to seek its money.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 6, 2018
Though a 2016 Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling in two consolidated cases said debt collection lawyers can be sued for excessive fees in foreclosure actions, the state Superior Court has now held in one of those cases that the plaintiffs still do not have a cause of action because their mortgage was too large to qualify under the version of the Pennsylvania Loan Interest and Protection Law in effect at the time it was executed.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Lew Tesser | December 6, 2018
The fees are modest and operate on a sliding scale, ensuring that resolving the dispute will not be disproportionate to the amount in controversy.
By John Council | December 5, 2018
A Texas court of appeals has denied a Dallas attorney's attempt to reopen a couple's divorce case to collect his fees, and affirmed sanctions imposed against him for pursuing what the court said was a groundless matter brought in bad faith and for the purpose of harassment.
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