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Delaware Law Weekly

Ferry Joseph v. Chacko, DeFAX Case No. D67250 (C.P. New Castle May 18, 2016) Smalls, C.J. (8 pages).

COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Righter v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., PICS Case No. 16-0797 (Pa. Commw. June 14, 2016) Cohn Jubelirer, J. (13 pages).

Workers' compensation appeal board properly affirmed workers' compensation judge (WCJ) holding that claimant's counsel was not entitled to a 20 percent attorney fee on claimant's medical benefits. Affirmed.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Vladeck, Raskin, & Clark, P.C. v. Camme

Law Firm Denied Summary Judgment in Lieu Of Complaint on Judgment Against Ex-Client
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices: Excessive Foreclosure Attorney Fees Actionable

A law firm representing a residential mortgage lender in connection with foreclosure proceedings can be liable to a borrower for excessive attorney fees charged in violation of the Pennsylvania Loan Interest and Protection Law, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys Look to Sue Phila. Over Indigent Defense Fees

Fed up with low rates, slow payment and seeing their fees slashed, defense attorneys in Philadelphia who serve the indigent are gearing up to take their long-standing complaints to courts.
13 minute read

The Recorder

Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Liberty Ins. Corp. v. Admiral Ins. Co.

Insurer's Invoices for Defense of Insureds Is Sufficient for Legal Costs' Recovery
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices to Eye Firm's Termination Penalty

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over whether a termination penalty in a law firm's contingency agreement can be enforced when a client gets new counsel before their matter is resolved.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Quinn Buseck Leemhuis Toohey & Kroto, Inc. v. Cooper, PICS Case No. 16-0741 (Pa. Super. May 23, 2016) (memorandum) Shogan, J. (10 pages).

Trial court properly granted judgment on the pleadings to law firm in its suit against client based on breach of contract/specific performance when client refused to pay law firm after the case settled because client's claim that she did not authorize law firm to settle. Affirmed.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

315 Hudson LLC v. Five Bells, Inc.

Tenant Found Liable to Landlord For Fixed Rent Despite Vacatur of Premises
2 minute read

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