In response to Philadelphia lawyer Bruce Chasan’s suit seeking attorney fees, litigator John Pierce has argued that he never agreed to pay Chasan $160,000 for his work on a mutual client’s case against a video game maker.

Pierce filed a motion to dismiss Tuesday in response to Chasan’s suit, which relates to both lawyers’ representation of former pro footballer and wrestler Lenwood Hamilton. Pierce acknowledged that his firm, Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht, engaged in settlement negotiations with Chasan for seven months, but contends they never reached an enforceable settlement agreement.

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