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New York Law Journal

Fontanillas v. Thomas

Retainer Agreement Permitting Attorney To Unilaterally Abandon Client Unconscionable
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bank Blocked From Billing for In-House Counsel's Work

Enterprise Bank has lost an appellate-level bid to charge counsel fees to a client in foreclosure for work completed by an in-house attorney and paralegal.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bank Blocked From Billing for In-House Counsel's Work

Enterprise Bank has lost an appellate-level bid to charge counsel fees to a client in foreclosure for work completed by an in-house attorney and paralegal.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Parents Owe $292,000 for Suit in Son's Gym Mat Death

The parents of a Georgia teenager found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat and their attorney must pay more than $292,000 in legal fees to dozens of people they accused of foul play in a lawsuit that was later dropped, a judge ruled.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Fla. Firms Challenge Fee Liens in Nearly 200 NFL Concussion Cases

Four Florida law firms that banded together into a limited liability company are disputing attorney fees in nearly 200 cases involved in the National Football League's concussion-related settlement.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris: Ex-Client Already Settled Over Disputed Legal Fees

In response to an ex-client's claim that he was overcharged, Duane Morris does not deny that its fees surpassed an early estimate of legal charges, but has filed counterclaims alleging breach of contract.
22 minute read

New York Law Journal

Estate of James

Time to File Notice of Election Extended If Spouse Pays Decedent's Mother's Legal Fees
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Be Sure You Have a Rational Basis: Federal Circuit Addresses Attorney Fees

Patent and Trademark Law columnist Robert C. Scheinfeld reviews the Federal Circuit's recent examination of three cases to determine whether each was exceptional such that an award of attorney fees was merited in the wake of a 2014 Supreme Court decision that the Federal Circuit's standard for an exceptional case was too rigorous.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Woman Suing Kerik Hit With Lien for Unpaid Legal Fees

An upstate woman suing Bernard Kerik, claiming she wasn't paid for helping the former New York City police commissioner write his 2015 memoir, is now facing a nearly $44,000 retaining lien granted to her ex-lawyers.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Associate Wins $180K Over Withheld Origination Fee

A jury has awarded $180,000, including punitive damages, to a former associate of Ronald A. Blumfield P.C., who claimed the firm failed to pay him origination fees promised in his employment agreement.
3 minute read

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