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Court of Appeals: Insurer Not Liable for Sandy Springs' Sex Biz Lawsuit Fees

The municipal insurance program that has been footing the bill to defend Sandy Springs from claims that its ordinances restricting nude dancing and sex shops are unconstitutional has convinced the Georgia Court of Appeals that it is not responsible for the city's legal bills.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Denim Habit, LLC v. NJC Boston, LLC

Fee Agreement, Payments to Law Firm Relevant to Reasonableness of Fees Sought
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

High Swartz, LLP v. U.S. Sewer & Drain Inc., PICS Case No. 16-0670 (Pa. Super. May 16, 2016) (memorandum) Strassburger, J. (16 pages).

Trial court properly held appellants liable for unpaid attorney fees because alleged violation of Rules of Professional Responsibility did not have the effect of substantive law. Affirmed.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

How to Lose a Client in 10 Days

How to make your client hate you, in 10 easy steps.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ex-Client Agrees to Pay $4 Million in Sanctions to Lewis Tein Law Firm

Miami law partners Guy Lewis and Michael Tein have been vindicated with three settlements to cover attorney fees and costs in cases filed against them by the Miccosukee tribe after a leadership change.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Obermayer Lawyer Accuses Partners of Short-Changing Associates

A former Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel associate has sued the firm based on allegations it had a system of reallocating rates to the benefit of partners, thereby reducing associates' chances at obtaining bonuses.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Industry Practice Is Sufficient Basis for Fee, Panel Concludes

An investment bank's fee claim does not fail merely because the engagement letter did not specify the fee's dollar amount or a percentage value, a Manhattan appeals court ruled Tuesday.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Biondo v. Kaleida Health

$4,790 Fee Award Against Defense Counsel Arising From Motion to Compel Is Explained
2 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Two Wilmington Firms' Battle Over Attorney Fees Rolls On Fees

A heated dispute between two Wilmington law firms will continue to play out in Delaware Superior Court after a judge last week let stand both counts of a complaint seeking compensation for attorney fees and work performed.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Mistrial Called After Judge OKs Lawyer's Dual Role as Witness

An appeals court has granted an emergent application for a mistrial in a legal malpractice case after the trial judge said one of the lawyers in the case could testify as a fact witness while continuing to represent her client.
6 minute read

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