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The Legal Intelligencer

'Seriously Inflated' Duane Morris Bill Highlights Risk When Big Law and Public Clients Lack Alignment

"With public sector clients, you're frequently dealing with people who aren't lawyers," said Mantra Partner founder and CEO Marci Taylor. "You're writing knowing that there's a high likelihood that your invoices will be made public."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Former Phila. Trial Lawyers President Sued Former Law Partner Before Launching Own Firm

Ken Fulginiti accused Thomas Duffy Jr. of understating profits and spending revenues on "vanity expenses" and personal needs.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Billing Rates: $740K in Fees for Winston & Strawn and This Florida Firm

"Sure, the defendants would have liked the $1.2 million in attorney fees," said Bill Schifino, a shareholder at Gunster. "But the most important thing for the defendant was winning the case and they did so hands down."
4 minute read

The Recorder

Law Firm Claims Former Associate Lied About Personal Relationship to Client's Family to Obtain Larger Share of Fees

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
3 minute read

Law.com

Law Firm Files Breach of Contract Suit Against Another Firm Over Missing $1.3M in Fees

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

Law.com

Insurer's Prejudgment Interest Calculated by Payment Due Date, Not Original Denial of Claim

In part, Meridian argued that the Batstones miscalculated the prejudgment interest by calculating them from the date of the defendants' original denial. The judge agreed.
4 minute read

Law.com

Disbarred Attorney Must Pay $1.3M in Restitution for the 'Most Egregious and Extensive Trust Violation' Commission Has Ever Seen

"In recommending disbarment, the Commission asserted that the scope and magnitude of Doud's ethical failures were 'unequaled in the Commission's collective experience,' and this case proved the most egregious and extensive trust violation and misappropriation/commingling case to ever come before it," the order said.
6 minute read

Law.com

Roundup MDL Lead Counsel Defend Fee Allocations: 'Limited Funds Available'

The fee committee, which is comprised of the three lead plaintiffs' firms in the Roundup multidistrict litigation, allocated 81% to themselves, but three firms objected to their allocations.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

McCarter & English Punitive Damages Question to Be Argued Before State High Court

State and federal trial courts have split on whether punitive damages are available for contract claims outside of the insurance context, according to a recent ruling from U.S. District Judge Michael Shea of the District of Connecticut.
6 minute read

The Recorder

California Law Firm Accused of Legal Malpractice and Fraudulent Billing Practices

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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