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Daily Business Review

Lawyers Want Podhurst Orseck Out as Lead Counsel Over Alleged 'Money Grab' in Parkland School Shooting Litigation

"There are several other attorneys who have worked harder on various aspects of the state case as well as potential legislative solutions and not one of them is seeking additional fees," said Michael Haggard, managing partner of the Haggard Law Firm.
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The Recorder

Citing Missed Deadline, Appellate Court Rejects Donald Trump's Appeal of Attorney Fees in Stormy Daniels Lawsuit

The dismissal means Trump still owes Daniels $44,100 for the lawsuit over her nondisclosure agreement, though Daniels also owes Trump nearly $300,000 for a separate defamation lawsuit.
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Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyer to Get $400,000 in Attorney Fees in Case That Sets Precedent on Legal Standing

"If the bank is able to prove standing by utilizing the Uniform Commercial Code, the defendant can use the same provisions of the code to show contractual privity," Jonathan H. Kline, a foreclosure defense attorney, said.
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New York Law Journal

US Judge Rejects Settlement in Wages and Hours Case Over Lack of Attorney Fee Documentation

U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. refused to approve the fee request without billing records documenting the date, hours and nature of the work the attorneys performed. He gave them a Dec. 20 deadline to provide a more substantial basis.
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Daily Business Review

With Love And Care: Two South Florida Attorneys Win $4.7M For Florida Health Care Systems for Claim Denials

"It is expensive to have arbitrators decide these disputes, and this case demonstrates that the treating medical providers may get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to deciding what care was necessary," managing partner Doug Wolfe said.
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Texas Lawyer

Buzbee Law Firm Sues Houston Trial Firm, Alleges Tortious Interference with Client Contract

Represented by founder Tony Buzbee, the Buzbee Law Firm filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Gutierrez Law Firm and one of its lawyers, alleging they instructed newly signed clients to 'fire' the firm, and has deprived it of its fee interest.
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Daily Business Review

Boies Schiller Partners Couldn't Beat $2.4M Attorney Fee Award in Appeal

The former South Florida managing partner of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney prevailed on appeal for his award of fees defending his client against a legal malpractice lawsuit.
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Law.com

Saying It Was No 'Windfall,' 8th Cir. Upholds $3.25M Attorney Fee Award for Plaintiffs in Foster Care Case

"It makes no difference … whether a 'nonprofit legal services organization' is working on the case, as here, or high-priced 'private counsel," wrote the circuit court panel. "The rate is the same, regardless of whether some might view it as a 'windfall.'"
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court Strikes Down $1.37M Attorney Fee Award on $34K Judgment

An appellate panel, finding that a court clerk's error was the cause of the unusual fee award, sent the case back to a southeastern Pennsylvania trial court to determine what reasonable fees should be.
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The Recorder

Girardi Keese Trustee Replaces Special Counsel Ronald Richards

The trustee replaced Richards, a Beverly Hills attorney, two days after he was accused of conducting a "bizarre shakedown" to make way for a settlement with Tom Girardi's estranged wife, Erika Girardi.
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