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New York Law Journal

Those Sometimes Elusive Legal Fees in Foreclosure

While lenders would like to believe that the subject of awarding legal fees in a mortgage foreclosure (or condominium lien foreclosure) action is reasonably consistent and predictable, that turns out not to be quite so.
7 minute read

Law.com

'Damages and Attorney's Fees Are Conceptually Different': State High Court Mulls Scope of Insurer's Obligation in Underlying Case

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has reversed a superior court judge's ruling, finding that a commercial liability insurance policy covering damages "because of 'bodily injury,'" does not include the automatic award of attorney fees.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge's Denial of Defendant's Post-Trial Cost Demand Calls Out Ambiguity in Key Language

The decision centered on the appropriate meaning to apply to the word "exemplification," a term that U.S. District Judge Gene Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said has yet to be clearly defined.
3 minute read

Law.com

Taking Guidance From 'Depp v. Heard,' Judge Says Voluntary Dismissal Precludes Attorney Fees Under Anti-SLAPP Law

In a matter of first impression that found the court looking to the recent high-profile defamation trial involving Hollywood exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, a federal judge has held that attorney fees cannot be recouped under the state's anti-SLAPP statute where the complaint was voluntary dismissed by the plaintiff.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Election Ruling Sticking Elias Law Group, Dilworth With $80K in Attorney Fees Appealed to Pa. Supreme Court

During the proceedings it became clear that the petitioners did not have a viable case, and failed to properly vet and prepare the challenges before "occup[ying] an extremely considerable amount of the court's and candidate's time," the judge said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'We Decline to Act as Counsel': Pa. Superior Court Rejects Appeal of Attorney Fee Award, Finding Brief Inadequate

"Their failure to provide factual background and citations to the record hinders our ability to assess their claim that the trial court abused its discretion in its selective excision of attorney time relating to billing," the court said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Counsel Fee Awards in Enforcement Proceedings

In his Law and the Family column, Joel Brandes discusses the 2010 amendments to Domestic Relations Law §238, which are meant to require the court, in a proceeding to enforce a judgment, to order the monied party to pay interim counsel fees for the non-monied party at the outset of the case.
11 minute read

The Recorder

'He's a Liar': Orange County Jury Blames Michael Avenatti for $5.4M Attorney Fee Dispute, Clears Ex-Clients

A judge on Monday is to consider a default judgment against Avenatti, who initiated the case in 2011 but eventually stopped responding to filings.
6 minute read

Law.com

Judge Upholds $6M Jury Verdict for Company's Lost Profits, Awards $112K in Sanctions-Related Fees

A federal judge in Maryland upheld a more than $6.1 million jury verdict in favor of a restoration contractor for lost profits and further awarded it more than $112,000 in sanctions-related fees.
6 minute read

The Recorder

'I Didn't Want to Be Here': Brian Panish Testifies About Fee Dispute With Michael Avenatti

A star witness in a state court civil trial over an 11-year-old fee dispute, Panish revealed his own dispute over fees with Avenatti while bolstering the defense narrative of his former clients.
8 minute read

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