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Can Texas Force Lawyers to Pay the Prevailing Party's Legal Fees in Federal Litigation?

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The new Texas abortion law known as S.B. 8 has been the subject of extensive commentary for its “bounty” cause of action against abortion providers and “aiders and abettors.” But the law creates a second cause of action that...more

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Court Held That Estate Beneficiary Did Not Have Standing To Assert Forfeiture Or Breach Claim Against Executrix’s Attorneys, That...

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In re Nunu, an estate beneficiary sued the executrix to have her removed due to alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and also sought to have the court refuse to pay her attorneys in representing her in a removal action and/or...more

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Court Affirmed Award of Prejudgment Interest On Fee Forfeiture Award

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In Holliday v. Weaver, clients obtained a fee forfeiture award against an attorney for breach of fiduciary duty related to the improper use of settlement proceeds. No. 05-15-00490-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 7264 (Tex....more

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United States District Court Pushes Back Against Government in North Carolina Asset Forfeiture Case

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In May of last year we highlighted the decision by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina to dismiss a forfeiture case he’d brought against Lyndon McLellan, the owner of a small convenience...more

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