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New York Law Journal

Ex-Client Asks Judge to Force Sale of Former Attorney's Home to Collect Lien

Attorney Robert J. Feldman owes ex-client Donald Glassman $519,682.08, according to a judgement filed last year in Manhattan Supreme Court.
2 minute read

Law.com

Eleventh Circuit: Objector Ted Frank Has Standing, but Class Reps Don't

On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed an $8 million class action settlement over the brain performance supplement Neuriva after finding that Frank, of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, had standing to object.
4 minute read

Law.com

Nearly $700k in Attorney Fees and Costs Awarded Following $8M Judgment in Wrongful Incarceration Case

Following an $8 million civil rights judgment his favor, a former Massachusetts prisoner and his Chicago-based counsel at Loevy & Loevy were awarded an additional $743,395.87 in attorney fees and costs.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Plaintiff Cannot Recover Fees for Counsel's Work on Improper or Meritless Motions

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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New York Law Journal

Patterson Belknap Lawsuit Over Sale of $2.3 Million Diamond Ring May Continue: Judge

The complaint alleges attorneys David Marcus and Brian Cinelli schemed with ex-Patterson Belknap client Barbara Stewart to sell off her 24.79-carat Harry Winston diamond ring in a private sale. Stewart owes Patterson Belknap more than $3.5 million in legal fees, according to the complaint.
3 minute read

Law.com

'Lemon Law' Doesn't Require Manufacturer to Pay Pre-Litigation Attorney Fees, Says Virginia High Court

"The Lemon Law does permit a recovery of reasonable attorney's fees, but only when a consumer (1) has suffered a violation of the Lemon Law, and (2) brings a successful action to enforce his or her rights," said the court.
4 minute read

Law.com

Insurers' Internal Evaluations Don't Establish 'Undisputed' Benefits Owed, Says Colorado Court

A Colorado appeals court reversed a lower court's ruling that had been based on an insurer's internal settlement evaluation, after determining that such an evaluation doesn't establish an "undisputed" amount of benefits owed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Grants Plaintiffs' Attorney Fees Despite Election Challenge Ultimately Being Dismissed as Moot

"Their votes were counted, and no decision from this court can change that," U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania wrote. "Therefore, the plaintiffs received judicially sanctioned relief, the precise relief they requested when bringing suit, which materially altered their legal relationship with the Board."
4 minute read

Law.com

Kang Haggerty Escapes Ex-Clients' Breach-of-Fiduciary Claim, But Contract Action Continues

A federal judge in Pennsylvania sided with Kang Haggerty on former clients' counterclaim of breach of fiduciary duty, but allowed breach-of-contract claims from both sides to proceed.
5 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge in Norfolk Southern Cases Warns Lead Attorneys: Keep Costs Down

Two groups of plaintiffs lawyers suing Norfolk Southern over its Feb. 3 derailment argued on Friday why they should be lead counsel.
4 minute read

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