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New Jersey Law Journal

From Mitzvah to Shonda in One Easy Lesson

OP-ED: A cautionary tale from a mensch.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Macon Judge Declines to Disqualify Special ADA Over Legal Fees

A Macon judge has rejected claims by the state's former attorney general that an Atlanta lawyer who hires himself out as a special prosecutor is illegally taking contingency fees from civil asset forfeitures he arranges.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer's Pledge of Expected Fee Is an Account Receivable, Court Says

An attorney's pledge of anticipated counsel fees to pay off a debt can be considered an account receivable under the Uniform Commercial Code, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Trial Firm and Former Associate Settle Fee Fight

Houston's Caddell & Chapman filed a notice of nonsuit in litigation against former associate Craig Marchiando, saying the parties had settled.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Challenge to Sills Cummis' Retainer Arb Clause Turned Back

In a case that seeks to raise questions about the limits of arbitration clauses in law firm retainer agreements, a New Jersey judge has declined…
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Firm Seeks Binding Arbitration for Fee Fight with Former Associate

Caddell & Chapman, a trial firm based in Houston, is in a fee fight with a former associate.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Samsung Opposes Fees in 'Duplicative' Suit, Citing Appeal

Samsung this week told a federal judge in Delaware that any decision on Imperium's motion for sanctions for having to defend a "duplicative" suit should be delayed pending an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Returned Mail Meant Law Firm Fell Short of Notice Requirement in Fee Suit

        In a decision that offers some clarity on what is required of fee-collecting…
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Fees Back in Play on $10.5 Million Tobacco Verdict

An appeals court rules certified mail rather than an email rightfully put a settlement offer in play, defeating tobacco industry attempts to kill attorney fees on a multimillion-dollar verdict.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Probe Ability to Sue Successor Firms for Quantum Meruit

Can law firms that handed off a case to a successor firm recover its fees from the successor firm under a quantum meruit theory, or does the initiating firm need to sue the client?
4 minute read

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