Attorney Fees
Even After Paying Bills, Client Can Sue Reed Smith for Claimed ‘Churning’
Posted 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
By Martha Neil
A Pennsylvania non-profit that claims it was overbilled by Reed Smith, in a routine employment discrimination defense that was originally estimated at $50,000 and eventually racked up almost $1 million in attorney fees and costs, has been given the green light to proceed with the case.
Overruling four of five preliminary objections raised by the 1,500-attorney Pittsburgh-based international law firm, Lawrence County Common Pleas Court President Judge Dominick Motto held, among other rulings, that Bair Foundation's payment of the firm's legal bills did not operate as a waiver or estoppel of its claims that Reed Smith overcharged, reports the Legal Intelligencer.
However, the judge did dismiss an unjust enrichment claim in the contract-based lawsuit,… Continue reading...
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