A Philadelphia trial judge, in an issue of first impression, ruled lawyers, not clients, are responsible for paying court reporting costs.
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Ramy I. Djerassi said a law firm cannot pass the costs on to the client under the principal-agent relationship embodied in agency law without having expressly noted the client was on the hook for the costs.
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