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Florida Court Rules That Retainer Agreement Arbitration Provision is Enforceable and Severable From Agreement's Unenforceable Fee...

Lemos v. Sessa, No. 3D20-1362, 2021 Fla. App. LEXIS 4527 (Dist. Ct. App. Mar. 31, 2021) - Brief Summary A Florida appellate court held that plaintiff was required to arbitrate her claims against the attorney and her law...more

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Eighth Circuit Rejects Claim That Arbitration Clause in Retainer Was Unconscionable

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The Eight Circuit has rejected a plaintiff’s claim that an arbitration clause in a retainer agreement she signed with a law firm after receiving a call from a purported agent of the firm informing her of a purported...more

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Professional Liability Alert: California Supreme Court Decides that Ethical Violation Does Not Necessarily Result in Forfeiture of...

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In Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP v. J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., No. S232946, August 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court found that Sheppard Mullin’s failure to disclose a known conflict with another current...more

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Failure To Warn: Fourth DCA Invalidates Entire Arbitration Provision For Failure To Satisfy Fee Dispute Rule

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In Owens v. Corrigan, the Fourth District Court of Appeal held that an arbitration provision in the parties’ retainer agreement was unenforceable under the Fee Arbitration Rule of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar. ...more

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