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Paying a lawyer: A-Rod settles with his
Gordon Rees Ends Fee Fight With Alex Rodriguez Scott Flaherty, The Am Law Daily November 17, 2015 New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez has settled a dispute over $380,000 in attorney fees incurred by Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani related … Continue reading
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Tagged Lawyers, legal fee disputes, Legal fees, settlements
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Defamation: Dear Author and Ellora’s Cave settle…but gee
From today’s Publisher’s Marketplace, this item about a settlement in a defamation case (“terms of the agreement were not disclosed,” natch) brings out a lawsuit component of which I’m sure many are curious. That is, what happens if a lawyer … Continue reading
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Tagged defamation lawsuit, Lawyers, lawyers ethics, role of judges, settlement negotiations, settlements, summary judgment briefs
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Settlements: what happens if plaintiff owes money?
The exceedingly short abstract below, from the New York Law Journal, reminds me of a couple of advisory incidents involving settlements and liens, i.e., debts the plaintiff is officially on the hook for–at least in personal injury cases where a … Continue reading
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Tagged Law and government agencies, personal injury lawsuits, problems with lawyers, settlement negotiations, settlements
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