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Millions in Fees in ExxonMobil Case Delayed Amid Lawyer Misconduct Claims
A fight over legal fees that could exceed $450 million has gotten nastier. At a hearing Thursday, a Florida court was expected to rule on the award percentage that a group of attorneys would receive. But after lead trial counsel Eugene Stearns filed an emergency motion Wednesday alleging that "shocking" new facts about lawyer misconduct had surfaced, the court agreed to consider the evidence and set a May 3 hearing. The fee dispute stems from the $1.5 billion settlement of a class action against ExxonMobil.Plaintiffs Lawyers in 'Blood Feud' Over Fees From $2 Billion Settlement
A brawl is raging in Texas among some of the richest plaintiffs lawyers in the United States: John O'Quinn, bloodied and bowed after convictions for drunk driving and practicing without a license; Joseph Jamail, called the "King of Torts" by Newsweek; and veteran litigator Ronald Krist, who essentially is acting as Jamail's corner man. The three men, who have been fighting for years, are scrapping over legal fees won by O'Quinn in a $2 billion settlement in a breast implant class action.Cadillac Art and Scandal on the Plains
Just outside the Amarillo city limits, near Route 66, 10 vintage Cadillacs are lined up, partially buried nose down on the plains, a startling monument to Stanley Marsh's artistic vision. Marsh is a larger-than-life figure in Amarillo, but an opportunity for the public to learn about Marsh's role in some long ago and bizarre incidents was averted by the settlement of a long-running legal battle between Marsh and prominent Amarillo lawyer George Whittenburg.
Sallie Mae Litigation Raises Issue of Deal 'Adverse Effect'
With credit tightening, some dealmakers are looking for ways to walk away from deals that suddenly look shaky. One legal weapon that attorneys for purchasers and financial backers are brandishing is the "material adverse effects" contract clause, routine provisions that permit termination of a transaction where business conditions have deteriorated for a target company. Litigation over a $26 billion buyout of Sallie Mae is one of the few cases in which this murky area of the law has been analyzed.A Variety of Paths Can Lead to Success
On Sept. 19, Texas Lawyer assembled a panel at the University of Houston Law Center to talk to a group of law students on a variety of topics. The panelists, six lawyers included in Texas Lawyer's "40 Under 40," held forth on what distinguishes a good lawyer from a great lawyer, balancing work and family, and the importance of mentor-mentee relationships.
Court wades into class action questions once again
Lawyers for two of the world's largest cable and biotechnology companies urged the U.S. Supreme Court in separate cases on Monday to impose higher hurdles on federal court certification of class actions.
Litigator of the Week: $38 Million in Cellphone Antenna Infringement Case
In a June 28 final judgment in Fractus SA v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., et al., U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis of the Eastern District of Texas awarded a plaintiff $38 million in damages, including $15 million for willful patent infringement. The Spanish company Fractus SA, previously had supplied parts to the defendants, Korean manufacturer Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and five of its subsidiaries.
Chinese Vitamin Makers Can't Shake Price-Fixing Claims by Foreign Purchasers
Publication Date: 2012-11-20 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
Lawyers at Baker & McKenzie and Zelle Hofmann failed to whittle down a long-running antitrust class action against a trio of Chinese vitamin C manufacturers, leaving the case intact ahead of a scheduled trial early next year.
Full Disclosure: How to Ensure an Arbitrator Is Conflict-Free
Texas litigators are rethinking how to choose an arbitrator in response to recent appellate court opinions.
WaMu Examiner Finds $7 Billion Settlement with FDIC and JPMorgan 'Reasonable'; Shareholders Left 'Out of the Money'
Publication Date: 2010-11-01 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
Shareholders tasted the thrill of victory in July, when they persuaded a federal bankruptcy judge to appoint an examiner in the contentious WMI Chapter 11. Now they're suffering the agony of defeat.
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