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National Law Journal

Mikal Watts Sued as Lawyers Fight Over $1.51B Syngenta Settlement

The complaints come as the judge preliminarily approved the settlement on behalf of a class of more than 600,000 farmers who alleged Syngenta sold genetically modified corn seed that China refused to import.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Remands $166K Fee Award to Greenbaum Rowe for Receiver Work

A state appeals court on Wednesday ordered further review of more than $166,000 in receivership fees awarded to New Jersey firm Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, issuing an "admonition [that] has been repeated time and again" to trial courts that don't put reasons for their rulings on the record.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Firm Sues Colorado Plaintiffs Firm Alleging Unpaid Fee

The law firm of Houston lawyer Daniel D. Horowitz filed a lawsuit against Colorado firm Bachus & Schanker, alleging it failed to pay a 40 percent share of a contingency fee.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appeal Coming in $3M Legal Fee Fight by Ex-Miami Lakes Mayor Pizzi

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz dismissed Michael Pizzi's attempt to recover legal fees successfully spent fighting to return to public office after a federal corruption acquittal.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

CT Drug Rehab Center Pays $1.3M for Fraudulent Claims

New Era Rehabilitation Center agreed to settle allegations it fraudulently billed Medicaid for services to patients fighting methadone addiction.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Lawyers in Flint Water Litigation Escalate Fight Over Fees, Clients

Ted Leopold and Michael Pitt, co-lead counsel for the lead class action brought on behalf of Flint residents, have asked U.S. District Judge Judith Levy, who is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to remove Hunter Shkolnik as one of two lawyers serving as liaison counsel to the individual cases.
7 minute read

The Recorder

In Fee Fight With Former Client, LA Boutique Beats Back $100K Arbitration Award

The Second District Court of Appeal sided with Baker Marquart in nixing a $100,000-plus arbitration award over a contingency fee dispute with a former client.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Special Master Finds Legal Fee Bid Excessive in Anthem Data Breach Case

A special master, appointed by Judge Lucy Koh, was highly critical of a legal fee request in a $115 million settlement of data breach litigation against Anthem.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bar Section Drops Resolution Backing Funding Bill Said to Imperil Law Library

The Philadelphia Bar Association's criminal justice section has dropped its bid to win support for legislation aimed at providing needed funding for indigent defense counsel at the expense of the Jenkins Law Library.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Paid for Sleeping? US Department of Labor Overtime Suit Factors in Workers' Overnight Stints

The U.S. Department of Labor is suing New London-based Care At Home LLC for allegedly not paying overtime to employees who sometimes worked more than 100 hours per week.
5 minute read

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