A study out of Jefferson County, Alabama reports that legal fees have proven to be a “major expense” for its taxpayers. The study, released by…
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The Las Vegas Sun recently reported that the state of Nevada will pay a Virginia law firm $6 million in legal fees to defend a…
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The California City of Vernon has turned to the law firm of Latham & Watkins to defend the City against disincorporation efforts. While former state…
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After a series of scandals involving New York public administrators, the Administrative Board for the Office of Public Administrators was called upon early last year…
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This week, the Indiana Supreme Court found that an attorney, Lawrence T. Newman, engaged in various misconduct including: failing to comply with a client’s reasonable…
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As reported earlier last month, the City of Detroit argued that attorney Norman Yatooma’s request for $735,622 in legal fees was unsupported and thus should…
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The October 2011 Lehman Brothers monthly operating report was recently released. The report contains, among other things, the professional fees paid to the various entities…
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Earlier this week, the Legal Intelligencer reported that U.S. District Court Judge Terrence F. McVerry reduced attorneys’ fees and costs by more than 50% in…
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The legal battle over the assets of Huguette Clark, the $400 million dollar heiress of a copper fortune, has heated up with the release of…
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A school district in Lansing, Michigan is under scrutiny after racking up close to $60,000 in legal fees this past summer. The district allocates approximately…
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