Credit: Lemau Studio/Shutterstock.comHigh Court Revives Kleinbard's Bid to Collect $70K in Legal Fees From Lancaster DA
“Although discovery may yield information that undermines Kleinbard’s entitlement to payment from these funds, the decision to deny relief as a matter of law at the preliminary objections stage was premature,” the majority held in an opinion authored by Justice Kevin Dougherty.
December 18, 2024 at 06:08 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a Philadelphia law firm’s attempt to collect nearly $70,000 in legal fees for work it performed for a former Lancaster County district attorney.
- The justices ruled 6-1 that the lower courts had been premature in determining the district attorney lacked the authority to contract Kleinbard for work exceeding his office’s legal budget.
- The case centers on a question of how much freedom a district attorney has in determining how to spend certain funds.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a Philadelphia law firm’s attempt to collect nearly $70,000 in legal fees for work it performed for a former Lancaster County district attorney.
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