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Connecticut Law Tribune

State Supreme Court Awards Attorney Fees to Ledyard, Which Could Recoup Millions

A yearslong legal battle has apparently ended with the Connecticut Supreme Court reimbursing millions of dollars in legal fees to the town of Ledyard.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Alston & Bird, Legal Aid Society Seek $144K in Fees After Blocking Trump's Food Stamp Cuts

The fee request is being opposed by the Biden administration, according to a court filing.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Contracting Lawyer Not Owed Slice of $5.5M Class Action Settlement Fee, Third Circuit Rules

A Pittsburgh lawyer for more than three years worked as an independent contractor, doing research and writing services in connection with nine class actions in which a Michigan attorney served as sole class counsel.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Novel Holding in New Jersey: Law Firm Awarded $10M After Withdrawing From Case

"The nature of and deterioration of the attorney/client relationship, exhibited throughout the hearing, justified Mr. Stone's good-faith belief that the representation could not ethically be continued," Judge Thomas Vena ruled.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Under Economic Pressure, Large Firms May Increasingly Sue Clients for Nonpayment

There may be an uptick in cases, mirroring what happened in the mid-2010s after the Great Recession, lawyers who represent law firms say.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Foley & Lardner Can Force Plaintiff Suing for Malpractice to Arbitrate Firm's Unpaid Fees Claim First, Appeals Court Rules

The Appellate Division, First Department also turned back the plaintiff's argument that it can't be forced to arbitrate its malpractice case against Foley & Lardner "because it did not explicitly agree to do so," where the malpractice claim is inextricably intertwined with the arbitrable claim for fees.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses two commercial landlord-tenant cases: "Chip Fifth Ave. LLC v. Quality King Distrib." and "267 Dev. LLC v. Brooklyn Babies & Toddlers, LLC."
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Does New York's 'Dutch Treat' Attorney Fee Rule Penalize Less-Monied Female Spouses?

Courts have turned a blind eye to the gravamen of the rule articulated by DRL §237 as amended, which is that counsel fees should be awarded to the lesser-monied spouse at an early stage of the litigation.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

K&L Gates Accused of Charging 'Suspect' Legal Fees by WWE Plaintiffs Lawyer

The plaintiffs attorney, facing over $500,000 in sanctions, has taken issue with the K&L Gates partner's hourly rate for research and other tasks.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Negative Yelp Review, Securities Fraud Claims, Fee Disgorgement  

In this edition of their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan report on a holding that hostile Yelp remarks did not amount to defamation; a decision on motions to dismiss securities fraud claims against a pharmaceutical company; and an order to an attorney representing a debtor "in connection with" a bankruptcy case to disgorge part of his fee for failure to file the requisite statements of compensation.
11 minute read

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