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The Legal Intelligencer

How Confidential Are Arbitration Proceedings Anyway?

Everyone thinks arbitration proceedings are automatically confidential and that the participants cannot blab about them to others.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Denies $450K Fee Request for Handling of Pretzel Sandwich Dispute

While the lawyer representing a bakery sued for trademark infringement over a pretzel sandwich thought the lawsuit was half-baked, a federal judge ruled that it did not rise to the level of a fee sanction.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court's Expert Recommends Limit on Attorney Fees for NFL Settlement Lawyers

A Harvard Law professor has issued a report recommending a cap on all contingent fee contracts for attorneys representing former players individually and rejecting arguments that parties should pay an additional set-aside toward a common benefit fund for class counsel attorneys.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware Judge Calls 'Strike Two' on Shawe Over Requested Filing Injunction

A federal judge in Delaware threatened TransPerfect Global Inc. CEO Philip R. Shawe with a nationwide filing injunction Friday if he continues to pursue litigation stemming from the court-ordered sale of his translation-services company.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Morgan Lewis Denies Conflict in Client's $30M Lawsuit

Morgan Lewis says ex-client Towers Watson waived conflicts in its engagement letter with the firm.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Posttrial Briefing Heats Up in Antitrust Case Over Headsets

GN Netcom Inc. on Tuesday defended its "strategic" decision to drop a tortious interference claim against Plantronics Inc. in the middle of an antitrust trial, as it tries to stave off a $877,000 fee request and force a new trial against its rival headset maker.
14 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Four Tips for Avoiding Problem Clients

The challenge, of course, is to screen out the problem clients without significantly impacting the attorneys' business and financial needs.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appeals Court Affirms $186K Fee Award in Rent Dispute Litigation

A New Jersey appeals court on Monday upheld an award of more than $186,000 in attorney fees to the owner of a Montclair office building and his accountant.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Says Reed Smith Can't Sue for $7M Slice of SAC Capital Fees

A Manhattan federal judge ruled that Reed Smith can't sue former co-counsel Wohl & Fruchter in state court for a chunk of class action attorney fees.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Chartwell Fights Contempt Order in Marks & Sokolov Subpoena Dispute

Chartwell Law Offices says it shouldn't have to pay for not providing former clients' documents.
4 minute read

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