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Texas Lawyer

'Keith Is Constantly Fumbling': The Swift Demise of a Lawyer-Client Relationship

"I didn't see eye to eye with him on the way to steer litigation," said the attorney, a former in-house counsel who returned to a 20-year solo practice.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

$40K in Fees to Distribute $50K in Assets? Miami Judge Rules Against Estate Administrator

In a cautionary tale, the tables drastically turned for one client of a Coral Gables attorney.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses "Avail Holding LLC v. Ramos," where the court awarded attorney fees based on quality of work product and extensive experience, and "G Family Holdings LLC v. Washington-West 11th St. Owners Corp.," where defendants were denied reargument on the issue regarding a surviving private nuisance claim.
13 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$1.81M in Attorney Fees Awarded to Vinson & Elkins, Norton Rose Fulbright Clients

Vinson & Elkins and Norton Rose Fulbright submitted 350 pages of billing records to prove up their $1.81 million fee award, which counts as sufficient evidence to uphold the sanctions.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Ballard Spahr Wins $122K in Legal Fees in FOIA Suit Over PPP Loan Secrecy

The open records lawsuit ultimately forced the Trump administration to released detailed information about who received PPP loans.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Double Attorney Fees Clause Is Held Not a Penalty, But What's Next?

In 'Loughlin v. Meghji', the court held that a provision of a commercial contract requiring the payment of double the amount of attorney fees expended by the "substantially prevailing party" in a litigation between the contracting parties is not an unenforceable penalty. While some may believe that this particular provision is, in fact, a penalty, the court's mode of analysis in reaching that result is the more important takeaway for commercial lawyers.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Bouchard Takes Step Toward Opening Skadden Billing Records in TransPerfect Custodianship

If custodian Robert Pincus and attorneys with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom consent to the records being opened, a complaint TransPerfect and CEO Phil Shawe filed against Bouchard demanding those documents Dec. 24 could become moot.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Amazon Collects $723,000 Fee Award in Latest Win Over NPE

The e-commerce giant's win over Innovation Sciences comes in an appellate ruling from a Virginia case. Last summer Amazon swept a jury trial against the same patent owner.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Flip Flop ... Flip? Florida Supreme Court Finally Grants Attorney Fees for Homeowners Who Beat Banks

"It'll be better if the banks would spend a little more time preparing their cases, doing it right the first time, so they don't have to get schooled by us," one prominent foreclosure defense attorney said.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Court Lets Houston-Area Lawyer Keep $70,000 Fee, Despite Unethical Contract

"Attorneys must conduct their business with their clients with inveterate honesty and loyalty and they must always keep the client's best interest in mind," wrote Justice Jerry Zimmerer in dissent. "The question of ... fees must be viewed through that prism."
4 minute read

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