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Pizza Delivery Drivers Reach $250K Settlement With Domino's Pizza Franchises for Wage Violations

"I believe the relief the settlement affords the class members is adequate and reasonable because the settlement achieves a significant benefit for the named Plaintiff and the class members in the face of substantial litigation obstacles," U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen wrote in the order. "While there is a possibility the class could recover more money after trial and appeal, the Settlement Agreement provides the benefit of a guaranteed and considerable payment to class members, rather than a speculative payment of a hypothetically larger amount years down the road."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Permits Attorney's Dual Role as Witness, Advocate: 'It Has Been Clear for Years' That Lawyer Would Have to Testify

"Defendants emphasize that Mr. Kaufman is not himself named as a plaintiff, but they do not explain the significance of this distinction. … Mr. Kaufman is the sole member of the LLC that bears his name, and his testimony will relate only to his legal practice," Judge Victor A. Bolden wrote in the opinion.
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Daily Business Review

Lawyer Who Was 25 Minutes Late Just Got Good News, as Court Reverses Default Judgment

"This was error," the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Armstrong Teasdale Partner Beats Philadelphia Firm's Lawsuit in Divided Appellate Ruling

Since Armstrong Teasdale's Richard Scheff did not follow through on his threat to disclose a confidential settlement, the plaintiffs could not demonstrate that they suffered any actual harm from his actions.
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Daily Business Review

$0 Attorney Award Reversed for Further Consideration Due to Confusion in Procedures During Pandemic

"This case took place during a pandemic where court procedures departed from the norm," Judge Melanie G. May wrote on behalf of the three-judge appellate panel. "Plaintiff's counsel should have been aware of the trial court's instructions, but once it became apparent that plaintiff's counsel was not in compliance with those instructions, his only alternative was to ask for additional time to comply, which he did. The court had already ruled on the plaintiff's entitlement to fees and costs, but then refused to award them when plaintiff's counsel failed to appreciate the procedures required due to the pandemic."
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Daily Business Review

'Debtor's Haven': Florida Attorneys Strategize to Get Antonio Brown to Pay $1.2M Verdict

Since the verdict, attorneys indicate more than three weeks have passed without the former NFL star providing any indication he will pay the final judgment.
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Daily Business Review

No Judge Would Touch It: 2 South Florida Chief Judges Barred Entire Circuits From Hearing This Case

"Ethics professors in law schools can replace their textbooks with this order because it contains misconduct in every significant rule of ethics," said Brian Tannebaum, special counsel at Bast Amron.
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Law.com

'Thieving Lawyer'? Fight Over Girardi Keese Fees 'Troubling,' Bankruptcy Judge Says

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell on Tuesday refused to allow The Mandell Law Firm to transfer $1.87 million in attorney fees to the Girardi Keese trustee, citing contingencies he found "troubling."
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Levi & Kornsinsky Says Derivative Case Co-Counsel Owes $500K in Fee Dispute

Levi & Korninsky is now seeking a declaratory judgment for at least the amount the firm says Shuman, Glenn & Stecker owes.
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Law.com

Federal Judge: Former Raytheon Employee Is Owed Bulk of Attorney Fees in ERISA Case

"Here, given the deficiencies in the administrative record, remand was probably the best result for which plaintiff could have reasonably hoped," wrote Massachusetts federal Judge Dennis Saylor. "The Court therefore will not reduce the amount of time spent" on the pension benefits claim "for lack of success."
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