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New York Law Journal

Brooks v. Woods

By | December 01, 2016
Court Grants $1,000 Judgment for Return Of Legal Fees to Client as No Work Was Done
3 minute read

The Recorder

Foxen v. Carpenter

By | December 01, 2016
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Rejects Law Firm's Fee Claim Against Former Lawyer

A law firm is not entitled to the attorney fees billed after a workers' compensation client discharged the firm and before a new fee agreement was approved, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rare Recovery for Bombing Victims Leads to Fee Disputes

After more than 15 years of litigation and a series of legal hurdles, U.S. Marines in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing and their family members have started to receive compensation from a nearly $2 billion fund. But the orderly payout may be complicated by disagreements over attorney fees, among other issues.
22 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney-Client Relationship and the Attorney Who Represents the Boss: Part II

The key feature of the attorney-client relationship is the reliance the client places upon the skill and expertise of the attorney. This feature does not exist when an attorney represents himself, or when he asks a subordinate attorney to do something without relying on the ­subordinate's superior knowledge or expertise in a particular area of the law. The independence of the attorney from the client is the hallmark of the relationship and is the lynchpin of the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Kay v. Ehrler that in order for there to be an attorney-client relationship there must be a principal (client) and an agent (attorney).
14 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Legal Mal Claim Headed to Trial Court After Four-Year Layoff

In a drawn-out attorney-client dispute most notable for raising questions about the propriety of a single judge hearing the case at two different levels, a state appeals court has remanded the matter because the client's expert report didn't get a fair shake back in 2012.
18 minute read

The Recorder

Southern California Gas Company v. Flannery

By | November 15, 2016
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Stevens & Lee, P.C. v. Cresswell, PICS Case No. 16-1363 (Pa. Super. Nov. 1, 2016) (memorandum) Stabile, J. (5 pages).

By | November 11, 2016
Trial court properly entered judgment on the pleadings in a breach of contract action because appellant's denials were not sufficiently specific, were general denials pursuant to Rule 1029(b) and were thus, properly deemed admissions. Affirmed.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bramos v. Bienefeld

By | November 10, 2016
Claims Against Sublessees to Recover For Legal Fees Not Legally Sustainable
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

L.M.P. v. E.C., PICS Case No. 16-1326 (Pa. Super. Oct. 26, 2016) Dubow, J. (8 pages).

By | November 04, 2016
The trial court acted arbitrarily in denying a guardian ad litem 79 percent of her requested legal fees based on the trial court's determination that the GAL spent too much time representing the interests of the child. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.
5 minute read

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