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Daily Business Review

3rd DCA Rules for Man Who Incurred Debt to Pay Late Attorney Fees, Reverses Ariana Fajardo Orshan

The appellate court ruled an order by former Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan, the current U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, erroneously levied sanctions against the defendant in a dissolution of marriage case.
4 minute read

Law.com

Plaintiffs Firm Takes Growing Fee Spat in Mesh Cases to Appeals Court

Anderson Law Offices, based in Cleveland, has appealed a July 25 order allocating an estimated $550 million in attorney fees in the transvaginal mesh litigation.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Martin Shkreli’s Former Pharma Company Must Pay Attorney Fees Over Quashed Subpoena in Antitrust Row

U.S. District Judge J. Curtis Joyner of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted a motion to quash a subpoena issued by Retrophin, in which the company sought to depose an executive at Prinston Pharmaceuticals.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Appellate Court Rules for State Farm Insurance in Attorney Fee Dispute

The Third District Court of Appeal found the lower court erred in denying State Farm's motion for appellate attorney fees. The underlying case concerned the insurance provider's allocation of PIP coverage of Hialeah resident Reynier Cordoves, who assigned his benefits to Caribbean Rehabilitation Center Inc.
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Daily Business Review

Ambiguous Settlement Proposals Doom Insurer’s Bid for Attorney Fees

District Judge Ivan Fernandez found insurance company settlement proposals “patently ambiguous” in rejecting a request for attorney fees.
4 minute read

Law.com

What's Next: Behind A Redditor's Fair Use Fight With Jehovah's Witnesses + Facebook Digs In After the Great Hack + A Federal Judge Wants to Talk About Attorneys Fees

Jehovah's Witnesses want to unmask a Reddit user, and contracted attorneys fees come under scrutiny in a California settlement.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Questions Michael Cohen's Bid for Indemnification From Trump Org

More than $1 million of the $1.9 million in legal fees Cohen is seeking to have the Trump Organization pay is owed to McDermott Will & Emery.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. PI Law Firm Seeks Dismissal of Beasley Firm's Lawsuit Over $500K in Fees

The Beasley Firm sued in April over claims that Kennerly Loutey’s principals failed to pay more than $500,000 in fees from cases that began while the two were working as associates at The Beasley Firm.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Airbnb, Miami Beach Disagree Over Whether $380K Settlement is for Attorney Fees

Although the two parties settled a federal lawsuit, the short-term rental company and city have issued conflicting statements on a $380,000 payment Airbnb is proffering to Miami Beach. The city has repeatedly stated the money is to cover its attorney fees in light of Airbnb's "frivolous" lawsuit, while the language of the settlement and Airbnb's remarks say the money's purpose is open-ended.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

20 Years and $166,000 Later, Houston Firm Still Trying To Collect on $38,000 Judgment

“In the 20 years since the county court rendered its judgment, [Stephen] Harper has resisted all attempts to execute on the judgment,” said Tuesday's opinion by Houston’s First Court of Appeals in Spencer & Associates v. Harper.
4 minute read

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