{"id":20676,"date":"2014-06-26T16:18:26","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T20:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=20676"},"modified":"2014-06-26T16:18:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T20:18:26","slug":"lawsuits-against-the-filthy-rich-soros-lawsuit-takes-an-odd-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=20676","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuits against the filthy rich: Soros lawsuit takes an odd turn"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Barbara Ross at the Daily News, we get a weird item<\/a> about the lawsuit<\/a> George Soros’s eruptive ex-girlfriend<\/a> filed against him, presumably for breach of contract<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Billionaire investor George Soros offered to give his ex-girlfriend $6.7 million to drop her lawsuit over a $1.9 million penthouse she says he promised her \u2014 but a settlement could not be reached.<\/em><\/p>\n

The settlement offer was revealed in a hearing Tuesday in state Supreme Court when the former lawyer for Soros\u2019 ex, soap star Adriana Ferreyr, said he was entitled to a legal fee of $2.25 million. That number represents William Beslow\u2019s fee of 30%.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The hearing, which was to determine his legal fee, was ultimately postponed.<\/em><\/p>\n

Later, in the courthouse hallway, Beslow told reporters that Soros had actually offered Ferreyr $6.9 million. Beslow said the offer was rescinded. Soros\u2019 lawyer, Howard Godnick, denied that figure. \u201cThere is no settlement,\u201d he insisted.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ferreyr accused Beslow of not doing \u201cany work.\u201d \u201cI will be able to demonstrate the fair value of the work that I did,” said Beslow, sitting next to a file box of papers that he planned to enter as exhibits to prove his point.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ferreyr sued Soros, claiming he inflicted emotional distress on her by breaking his promise to buy her the Upper East Side condo \u2014 instead giving it to his then-fianc\u00e9e, Tamika Bolton.<\/em><\/p>\n

So this segment of the, oh, let’s call it “explosive” lawsuit isn’t so much about Soros, as it is about his ex, who has fired her high-powered lawyer who is asking for payment for his representation of her.<\/p>\n

Slightly confusing but adding some herbs to the stewpot.<\/p>\n

And gee, although Soros’s lawyer says there was no settlement, his carefully worded statement does not necessarily deny that there was an offer<\/em>. And if the ex was offered that much money, my personal opinion is: she should have taken it.<\/p>\n

(Trying to peer behind lawsuit stories and make interpretations is more fun than the stories themselves.)<\/p>\n

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Billionaire George Soros offered ex $6.9 million to drop lawsuit over penthouse, lawyer says – NY Daily News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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