A federal magistrate judge has ruled that Philadelphia law firm Nenner & Namerow owes attorney Albert Deutsch more than $58,000, plus prejudgment interest, under an agreement that began with the firm’s intention to buy Deutsch’s personal injury practice and devolved into what the court described as “bitter feelings between the seller and purchaser.”

Nenner & Namerow, which handles personal injury and criminal defense matters, entered into a purchase agreement with Deutsch in October 2011 to acquire the entire caseload and all the assets of Deutsch’s solo practice in exchange for consideration to be paid in the form of “‘goodwill,’” according to U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Rueter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s Feb. 25 opinion. At the end of the agreement’s term, Nenner & Namerow principal David Nenner was to take 100% ownership of Deutsch’s caseload, files and law practice, but in the meantime, Deutsch was required to continue servicing his case files.

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