Alston & Bird did not commit malpractice against a textile company it represented in a patent infringement case, despite the company’s claim that the law firm delayed using a key defense so that it could collect millions of dollars more in client fees, a New York appeals court has ruled.
The lawsuit against Alston & Bird focused on the accusation that the firm, and its Charlotte-based partner Blas Arroyo, “churned” the litigation in order to collect millions of dollars extra in fees—even though, ultimately, the client prevailed in the patent litigation against it.
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