A West Virginia lawyer who is seeking election as a county prosecutor is facing potential discipline for allegedly hiring a convicted felon to collect legal fees—using threats and even actual…
During economic downturns, clients tend to hold on to their money and delay paying attorney fees. Some law firms seeking to avoid cash flow problems are pushing back by seeking…
Although the lawyer in charge remains ultimately responsible and can be held accountable if anything goes awry, those working under his or her direction don’t have to be in the…
When Candace Rader and Valerie Cooke represented Debra Post in a murder case, they were allegedly paid $320,000 in legal fees through life insurance proceeds and real estate she deeded…
A Louisiana lawyer accused in an ethics complaint of diverting attorney fees from his law firm cites in his defense his diagnosis with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Two San Diego plaintiffs law firms will earn at least $8 million in fees to drop their backdating lawsuits against Brocade Communications and assist the company’s special litigation committee in…
A federal judge in northern California questions whether Stephanie Lenz can prove that Universal Music Corp. acted in bad faith when it demanded that YouTube take down a 29-second Aug 21, 2008 4:10 PM CDT
A federal appeals court has turned down a request by securities class action firm Milberg to reap $101 million in fees in a settlement against Nortel Networks Corp.
Pfizer Inc. has dubbed its law firm management effort P3, for Pfizer Partnering Program. It’s a bit of a misnomer, however, since the program involves the whittling away of law…
A California appeals court has cut nearly $230,000 off of a request for $250,000 in attorney fees in an opinion that accuses the lawyers seeking the money of apparently padding…
Updated: A federal judge has slashed an attorney fee request in a false claims suit from $20 million to a little more than $7.5 million. His opinion explaining his action…
Miles Monroe, the character in the Woody Allen movie Sleeper, knows something about sex machines and the travails of a very modern life. Now, it seems, he has something in…
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