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40% Contingency: A New Ruling Just Cost This Plaintiff Team $827K in Legal Fees

A ruling by the Georgia Court of Appeals has clarified that a trial court judge is "not bound" to accept fees agreed to by clients in contracts with their attorneys.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney Fee Reimbursement for Non-Party Subpoena Recipients Under CPLR 3122(d)

A discussion of two recent decisions, Matter of Barons Media v. Shapiro Legal Group, Peerenboom v. Marvel Entertainment, which have helped clarify that the term “expenses” as used in CPLR 3122(d) encompasses the reasonable attorney fees incurred by a non-party subpoena recipient.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

High 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.
4 minute read

Law.com

Hagens Berman Accused of Withholding Share of $13M Award in Pharmaceutical Settlement

An agreement between Hagens Berman and the plaintiff called for Walter L. Nixon, in-house counsel and chairman of the board of the Professional Drug Co., to receive 15% of attorney fees in return for serving as the lead plaintiff in litigation against Wyeth's prices for Effexor XR.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rudy Giuliani Loses Bid to Dismiss $1.3 Million Davidoff Hutcher & Citron Suit Over Unpaid Legal Fees

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron and Robert Costello sued the embattled former Manhattan U.S. Attorney in September 2023, alleging he’d pay the firm a mere $200,000 of the $1.5 million retainer he inked in 2019.
2 minute read

Law.com

Jones Day Client Seeks Indemnification for $7.2M Privacy Settlement, Plus Defense Costs

"CNA only agreed to pay claim expenses incurred on or after April 23, 2024. However, all of the claim expenses were incurred in connection with the civil action, as DOJ was, at all relevant times, investigating the allegations contained in the sealed qui tam complaint," Mark Rotatori, a partner at Jones Day, wrote on behalf of the plaintiff seeking indemnification.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Some Interesting Things About Interest

Interest is an “integral part of New York litigation, including judgment enforcement.”There are many intricacies to the rules. This article focuses on the basics every civil litigator should know.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

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.
3 minute read

The Recorder

The Ethics of Freelance Lawyering, Part 4: Fee-Splitting and Malpractice Insurance

"Regardless of whether a freelance attorney carries malpractice insurance, law firms are ultimately responsible for the work product," write Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen, founders of Montage Legal Group.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

You Probably Can't Buy the Insurance Policies That Saved Quinn Emanuel Tens of Millions

Policies like the ones that preserved most of the firm's $185 million fee award against a subsequent 50% reduction are harder to find after recent losses for providers.
4 minute read

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