After dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act complaint last year for employing a “convoluted” and “baffling” style while failing to adequately allege a…
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Betsy McCoy knew something was wrong. The general counsel received 130 "nicely packaged" bills from one of her regular outside law firms. As she pored…
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Lawyers always find creative ways to bill, says Marci Waterman, a managing director at Sterling Analytics Group LLC, in Woodbury, New York, part of a…
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(Volume 5, Issue 1) On January 16, the law firms involved in the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy filings, lead among them Jones Day and Dentons…
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As reported by the Detroit Free Press, the law firm currently representing Detroit’s retirees in the current bankruptcy case is being “challenged for its practice…
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(Volume 4, Issue 8) In a recent case, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri reduced an attorney fee award sought…
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It’s been 22 months and the residents of New York and New Jersey are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Sandy, specifically the policyholders whose…
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“The city of Hoboken must pay attorney’s fees to a pro-rent control group that fought for a referendum to overturn a city ordinance that weakened…
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After four years, the debate of whether or not the Milwaukee Archdiocese can afford its legal bills continues. Although the church claims it’s too broke…
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(Volume 4, Issue 7) In a recent case, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California substantially reduced the amount of attorney’s…
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