Big Firm + Small Fee Dispute = DC Circuit??
April 19, 2010
A recent NLJ article, “Winston’s Fee Dispute Gets Lofty Scrunity” reports that Winston & Strawn will square off against its former client Doley Securities, Inc. in the U.S. Court...
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A recent article, “Judge Reverses Course, Approves Contingency Fee in Staten Island Ferry Disaster Case” reports that a federal judge ruled that a Manhattan attorney is entitled to the...
Suits to Collect Legal Fees on the Rise
April 13, 2010
A recent NLJ article, “Law Firms Resort to Suing Their Clients to Collect Fees” reports that many law firms are reluctantly suing their former clients to collect unpaid attorney...
Two Law Firms Sue Libya for $4.9M in Legal Fees
April 8, 2010
A recent blog posting “Two Firms Sue Libya for $4.9M in Legal Fees” in BLT: The Blog of the Legal Times reports that two law firms filed suit against the government of Libya, seeking more...
L.A. Attorney Fee Litigation Conference: “It Pays To Be Reasonable”Southwestern Law SchoolLos Angeles, CAJune 24, 2010Noon-5pm It’s back by popular demand! NALFA is hosting...
Judge Questions Attorney Fees in 9/11 Settlement
March 30, 2010
U.S. District Court Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan scuttled a proposed settlement of lawsuits filed by more than 10,000 Ground Zero workers seeking compensation for health problems triggered...
Long Standing Fee Dispute Goes Before Ninth Circuit
March 25, 2010
The dispute over $12 million in attorney fees McGuire Woods claims it is owed for its work as plaintiff’s counsel in the Bar/Bri class action litigation has gone to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Law Firm Can Collect Fees Under Quantum Meruit Doctrine
March 24, 2010
A recent article, “Quantum Meruit Gives N.J. Firm Clean Sweep in Fee Collection Suit” reports that a New Jersey Appellate Division court ruled recently that a New Jersey law firm, stiffed...
Law Firms Oppose Fee Cuts in Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
March 18, 2010
An recent NLJ article, “Law Firms Protest Lehman Fee Committee’s Cuts in Legal Bills” reports that three law firms (Milbank Tweed, Jones Day, and Curtis Mallet) filed...
Tripartite Attorney Fee Disputes Continue in White Collar Defense
February 8, 2010
In a recent New York Times Blog, "When Legal Bills Become a Cause for Dispute" by Peter J. Henning, professor at Wayne State Law School reports that Lloyd's of London is now responsible for paying up...