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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court Takes Up Kleinbard's Fee Dispute With Lancaster County

The Supreme Court's decision to take up the case comes after the Commonwealth Court ruled that a former Lancaster County district attorney did not have the power to exceed the legal spend that the Lancaster County Commission had budgeted for the office.
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Texas Lawyer

'Would You Hire This Lawyer?': Attorney Wins Round 1 of Defamation Case

A Houston immigration lawyer's defamation claims against a prominent media consultant and a Dubai multi-millionaire were upheld after review by the…
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New Jersey Law Journal

No Fee Award for Midtrial Involuntary Dismissal, Says NJ Appellate Division in Published Opinion

"Lest there be any doubt, a mid-trial involuntary dismissal does not entitle a defendant offeror to fee-shifting under the rule," an Appellate Division judge said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

No Attorney Fees: Award Reversed in Case Hinged on Bad-Faith Claims

The plaintiff appealed, and argued the court abused its power, saying, "'no evidence, either clear or otherwise, was put forth by either [the] defendant ... or the court, as to bad faith conduct by the plaintiff,'" according to the opinion.
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New York Law Journal

Foley Hoag Sues Employment Lawyer for Nearly $900,000 in Unpaid Legal Fees

Jeffrey Liddle hired the firm to represent him in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, but allegedly stopped paying shortly after his case was converted to Chapter 7.
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Law.com

Ohio Courts Clarify 'Prevailing Party' Owed Attorney Fees in Deceptive Trade Practices Case

"Our review of R.C. 4165.03 supports this conclusion. In construing statutory terms, courts read statutes as a whole and do not dissociated words and phrases from their context. ... Looking at the language of R.C. 4165.03 as a whole, we are persuaded that 'prevailing' in the context of the DTPA means that the party obtained judgment in its favor, regardless of whether the party obtained a remedy in furtherance of that judgment," Judge Jennifer Kinsley wrote.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Marshall Dennehey Sues Appliance Repair Co. Over $143K in Unpaid Fees

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel and Foley & Lardner Resolve Fee Dispute From LeClairRyan Bankruptcy

The resolution grants Foley & Lardner $2.2 million in fees that have already been approved. But the firm had sought another $4.1 million.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rudy Giuliani Files Motion to Dismiss Davidoff Hutcher Lawsuit Over Unpaid Fees

The former NYC mayor is representing himself in a motion to toss the firm's lawsuit seeking $1.36 million in allegedly unpaid legal fees.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Nearly $3M in Attorney Fees for Litigators Representing Disbarred New York Lawyer

"It is the highest hourly rate of any plaintiff lawyer in the entire state of Florida for tobacco litigation," the attorney said.
4 minute read

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