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The Legal Intelligencer

Failure to Address Reasonableness Dooms $2.2M Attorney Fee Request

A litigant seeking more than $2.2 million in attorney fees and costs in a case worth one-tenth of that is entitled only to the roughly $700,000 awarded by a trial court because the litigant failed to address the reasonableness of its request, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Complete Business Solutions Group, Inc. v. NG Consulting Services, LLC, PICS Case No. 17-0389 (C.P. Philadelphia Feb 15, 2017) Djerassi, J. (7 pages).

By | April 21, 2017
Plaintiff's judgment by confession was improper where the complaint alleged defendants failed to cure the default, but the parties' agreement allowed plaintiff to obtain a judgment by confession only where defendants violated their representations and warranties. Motion to strike granted.
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Daily Business Review

Both Sides Claim Victory in Wynwood Real Estate Dispute

After years of litigation, a patient Miami developer acquired a prime parcel in Wynwood for about $400,000 below the purchase price in his lease.
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Daily Business Review

Both Sides Claim Victory in Wynwood Real Estate Dispute

After years of litigation, a patient Miami developer acquired a prime parcel in Wynwood for about $400,000 below the purchase price in his lease.
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Legaltech News

'Smart Contracts' Demand Sharper Tech Skills From Lawyers, Experts Say

While expectations should be tempered, experts said blockchain adoption will bring changes to the practice of law.
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Legaltech News

'Smart Contracts' Demand Sharper Tech Skills From Lawyers, Experts Say

While expectations should be tempered, experts said blockchain adoption will bring changes to the practice of law.
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Daily Business Review

HSBC Challenges Foreclosure Dismissal Amid Claims of 'Unclean Hands'

Defeating a motion to dismiss, HSBC Bank USA N.A. can move ahead with its appeal of part of a circuit court ruling that left it facing sanctions for "unclean hands" in a foreclosure case.
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Daily Business Review

HSBC Challenges Foreclosure Dismissal Amid Claims of 'Unclean Hands'

Defeating a motion to dismiss, HSBC Bank USA N.A. can move ahead with its appeal of part of a circuit court ruling that left it facing sanctions for "unclean hands" in a foreclosure case.
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New York Law Journal

Midwest Railcar Corp. v. Everest Railcar Services, Inc.

By | April 19, 2017
Breach Claim Stated Over Alleged Repudiation Of Option to Renew Lease on, or Buy Railcars
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Daily Business Review

Fla. Appeals Court Revives Suit Against Bank of America

The court looked leniently on the suit from a pro se plaintiff who claimed the bank illegally locked her out of her Miami home without a foreclosure judgment.
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