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In Offit Kurman Fee Dispute, Some Discovery to Remain Public

In a fee dispute involving a Philadelphia lawyer it dismissed in 2012, Offit Kurman has been allowed to file certain information regarding the firm under seal, but was not granted the blanket seal on discovery materials it sought. The firm is facing allegations that it failed to comply with its promise to pay origination fees to an attorney after he left the firm.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ambeliotis v. Ambeliotis, PICS Case No. 16-1122 (Pa. Super. Aug. 31, 2016) (memorandum) Musmanno, J. (18 pages).

By | September 16, 2016
Trial court's order granting a payment plan for an attorney's charging lien was within the trial court's jurisdiction, as the order was contemplated by the trial court's order granting the lien. Order of the trial court affirmed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Invalidates Lawyer's Fee Split With Litigation Investors

In a first-impression issue, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawyer's unjust enrichment claim against litigation funders, ruling that the fee agreement between them and the plaintiff could not be enforced.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Allow New Petition on Nonpartner Fee Dispute

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to give a second chance at recovering damages for attorney fees to a law firm that was denied breach of contract damages because the lawyer who entered the agreement was not a partner.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Disbarred Attorney Says Consultations With Lawyers Were Not Improper Practice of Law

The same renown that propelled a matrimonial lawyer to prominence before he was disbarred in New York in 2002 is now, perversely, preventing his reinstatement, his attorney argued before the state's highest court.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

$1.4M Fee Award Approved in Lawyer Couple's Decade-Long Fight

In a family court case in which the parties claimed more than $5.5 million in attorney fees between them even before the appeal, the Appellate Division has upheld a $1.42 million fee award levied against the plaintiff, including a $350,000 sanction.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Eulisis Capital, LLC v. Beltrami

By | September 07, 2016
Court Finds Special Circumstances Exist To Compensate Receiver for Services Rendered
3 minute read

The Recorder

Hiken v. Department of Defense

By | September 06, 2016
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bochetto & Lentz Loses High-Court Bid for Referral-Fee Recovery

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to take up a case over an alleged improper referral, rejecting Bochetto & Lentz's appeal and finalizing a summary judgment order in favor of defendant and attorney A. Harold Datz.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Ibrahim v. U.S. Department Of Homeland Security

By | August 30, 2016
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