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Federal Judge Denies Law Grad's Claims That She Was Held To 'a Higher Standard Than a Simple Pro Se Litigant'

"Plaintiff pro se may have graduated from law school but she has never practiced one day of law, and in fact, has never been licensed to practice due to her having failed the bar exam five times, however the defendant and this court seem to want to attribute to her the very skills she has been told by private bar exam tutors she lacks, and are the cause of her repeated bar exam failures, especially the capability to read, understand and comply with the rules, while utilizing those rules to express her contentions and communicate effectively," the plaintiff argued.
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The Recorder

A Decade After $39M Settlement, Michael Avenatti and Brian Panish's Business Dealings Take Center Stage in Civil Trial

A 2011 lawsuit over a $5.4 million attorney fee is being tried before a jury in Orange County Superior Court, with Panish expected to be a key witness, while Avenatti has invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
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Texas Lawyer

Counsel for Catholic Priest Gets Reversal of Attorney Fee Award

The case involves awarded attorney fees of $292,770.
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Daily Business Review

South Florida Court Slashes $482,000 in Attorney Fees in Insurance Litigation

An attorney fees expert said when a client can appear to afford a lawyer's hourly rate, that lawyer must find some other way than citing their contingency fee arrangement to mitigate the risk of nonpayment.
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Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade Judge Steps Down From Litigation Over Attorney Fees

Opponents describe an allegedly "desperate litigant," ready to defame the judge and other side.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Lawyer Hit With Bar Complaint for Alleged Fraud on Court

A Miami-Dade Circuit judge ruled: "This case presents precisely the sort of fraud upon the court that Florida common law finds to be the most egregious and worthy of ultimate sanction."
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Law.com

'Distinction Is Meaningless': Appellate Court Vacates Restitution Award Based on Insurer's 'Cryptic Description of Benefits'

The Virginia Court of Appeals vacated a criminal restitution order, finding the trial court erred in combining two vague insurance benefits when considering the amount owed to a landlord whose rental property was set ablaze.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lawyers Seek Nearly $5 Million in Attorney Fees After Tampa Bay Buccaneers Settlement

The lawyers who filed the motion for attorney fees and costs spearheaded a nearly $20 million class action settlement.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

4 South Florida Attorneys Disciplined

Elsewhere in Florida, the high court disbarred a lawyer, who was charged with two counts of sexual battery on a child younger than 12 years old, a capitol felony.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Class Members Seek to Regroup After Pa. Judge Derails Proposed Action Over Court Clerk Fees

School districts claim that the clerks violated the law limiting the fees that a court can charge political subdivisions. But in order to proceed with their claims, the court found, the petitioners must demonstrate that they were actually overcharged.
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