James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, which houses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in downtown Philadelphia, on April 3, 2021. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Settlement With Kleinbard in Diversity Contracting Tiff Allows Pa. Lawyer to Avoid Sanctions
Bucks County attorney Julie Negovan had faced possible sanctions for prolonging a contractual dispute between her former firm Griesing Mazzeo Law and Kleinbard.
November 04, 2024 at 02:41 PM
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Fee Disputes
What You Need to Know
- Griesing Mazzeo Law's dispute with Kleinbard over allegedly withholding fees has reached its end as the two parties agreed to a confidential settlement.
- Kleinbard was seeking sanctions against Griesing Mazzeo's counsel for drawing out the litigation by refusing a settlement offer in March 2023, with those sanctions having been withdrawn in wake of the settlement.
A contentious fee dispute between Philadelphia firm Kleinbard and a women-owned law group, Griesing Mazzeo Law, has come to a settlement after two years of litigation in federal court, a dismissal ruling in favor of the defendants, and the threat of sanctions against plaintiff's counsel.
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