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The Recorder

9th Circuit OKs Government's Hiring of Law Firms on Contingency

The appellate court on Thursday found that a defendant's due process rights weren't violated when a district attorney in California hired three outside law firms on a contingency basis to pursue a civil lawsuit.
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Corporate Counsel

Columbia Sportswear VP of Legal Wants Law Firms to Fix the Way They Run

Jennifer Warner told a conference on legal innovation and disruption that she believes firms need to get down to business.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Class Action Moves Forward Against Cigna for Alleged Prescription Drug Overcharging

A federal judge in Connecticut ruled Monday for five plaintiffs, who sued alleging an artificial inflation of prescription drug costs. The case, which was not dismissed, will now go into discovery phase.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Defunct Dickstein Shapiro Sues Reed Smith, Ex-Client Estee Lauder Over Fees

The shuttered law firm says it's owed nearly $1.5 million for legal work it performed before its collapse.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Wins $1.2 Million in Attorney Fees for Years of Litigation

Greenberg Traurig's Stephen Mendelsohn worked on one of the longest-running disputes in the Palm Beach Circuit Court.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

We Need to Talk About Lawyers' Behind-the-Scenes Help to Pro Se Clients

"It's a rule that's still in its infancy," ethics lawyer Andrew Berman said. "It's still trying to find its equilibrium.”
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Foreclosure Defense Lawyer Wins Case But Can't Collect Fees

The issue of attorney fees for foreclosure defense lawyer has taken center stage in recent weeks.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Discharged Law Firm Can Collect Fees From Client's New Firm, Justices Say

Pittsburgh's Meyer Darragh can recover nearly $15,000 from a firm that took over an estate case, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawsuit Accuses MDC of Collecting Unlawful Water Surcharges

A prospective class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of residents in four communities who claim they were wrongly billed a surcharge for their water usage.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Special Master Delays High-Stakes Report on $75M Class Action Fee Request

A special master looking into potential overbilling in a $75 million attorney fee request has delayed the findings of a report he said could have “serious and far-reaching adverse ramifications” for plaintiffs firms in the case and “for the practice of the plaintiffs' class action bar.”
4 minute read

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