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National Law Journal

Judge Presses Lead Plaintiff in State Street Bank Lawsuit on Overbilling Questions

A Boston federal judge has ordered the head of a pension fund to explain why the fund should still continue to be lead plaintiff, in light of suggestions that it didn't catch millions of dollars in overcharges by lawyers leading the class action.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge in Case Over State Street Overbilling Is Considering Appointing New Class Counsel

U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf in Boston said he would address concerns by three plaintiffs firms currently serving as class counsel to State Street customers about the deadline to propose redactions to the report, which the special master filed under seal on May 14.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Bar Claims Miami Attorney Forged Signature on Real Estate Documents

The complaint alleges Orlando Delgado sold his ex-wife's property through a short sale to a shell company he owned.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Lawyers Negotiate $42 Million Land Settlement With Broward

Attorneys Barry Balmuth and Jack Seiler represented Shaw Farms & Land Co. in a landmark inverse condemnation case.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Proskauer Says Partner in $50M Gender Bias Suit 'Cherry-Picked' Pay Data

Responding to an amended gender discrimination complaint from partner Connie Bertram, Proskauer Rose disputes the size of her business and her claims of unfair compensation.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Anthem Lawyers Defending Their Fees Say Objector Has Conflict of Interest

The objector, Adam Schulman, is an attorney at the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Class Action Fairness, where Ted Frank, a known class action critic, is the director.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Catwoman,' a Bankrupt New York Socialite, Owes Big Money to Her Lawyers

Jocelyn Wildenstein, who once snagged $2.5 billion in a massive divorce settlement, now owes more than $300,000 to various lawyers and law firms.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'I Believed in Jeremy': Why a Small Firm Stood With a Disgraced South Florida Lawyer

Jeremy Alters' Florida operations dwindled from 57 people in 2010 to about 18 one year later. Now, in 2018, he is down to five colleagues, including two other attorneys.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Anthem Data Breach Attorney Fees Report Faulted by Plaintiffs Lawyers and Objector

Plaintiffs lawyers in the Anthem data breach settlement have objected to the report of a court-appointed special master, which found what it said was inappropriate…
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Dechert, ACLU Seek Fees for Work on Kris Kobach Contempt Action

The senior lawyers for the plaintiffs were Neil Steiner, a Dechert white-collar partner in New York; Dale Ho, director of the ACLU Voting Project; and Stephen Bonney, former legal director of the Kansas ACLU. Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, has appealed a judge's contempt ruling.
4 minute read

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