20 results for 'cat:"Fraud" AND cat:"Attorney Fees"'.
J. Cole grants the class's motion for attorney fees, ruling the $3.5 million requested by the class counsel is reasonable, considering the millions of pages of discovery conducted by the attorneys, as well as testing performed on Macy's bedsheets and responses to motions to dismiss and for summary judgment.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Cole, Filed On: May 13, 2024, Case #: 1:17cv754, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: fraud, attorney Fees, Class Action
J. Aenlle-Rocha partially grants the consumer's motion for attorney fees after she settled her warranty and fraud claims against Ford Motor regarding her purchase of a used 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor vehicle. The consumer seeks $83,100 in attorney fees but the submitted hourly rates do not match the rates in similar cases and some travel entries are not justified, so the consumer receives $61,400 in attorney fees.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: January 31, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv8867, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: fraud, Warranty, attorney Fees
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Vice Chancellor Zurn denies the former officers' summary judgment motion seeking advancement of litigation fees and expenses in a federal action asserting fraud and contract claims. As a gating issue, an arbitration provision in the company's operating agreement is inapplicable, and because the operating agreement was amended and then supplanted by a new agreement, the former officers' advancement rights may have been repealed.
Court: Delaware Chancery Court, Judge: Zurn, Filed On: January 17, 2024, Case #: 2023-0813-MTZ, Categories: fraud, Interference With Contract, attorney Fees
J. Tufte finds that the district court properly entered judgment following a bench trial on a claim for unpaid legal fees and counterclaim. Defendant individual claimed a firm breached the terms of the fee agreement and committed fraud or deceit. The judgment was properly entered and the matter is remanded for findings on a reasonable amount of attorney fees for this appeal. Affirmed.
Court: North Dakota Supreme Court, Judge: Tufte, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 2024ND2, Categories: fraud, attorney Fees
J. Kenney grants a company’s petition for attorney fees in this racketeering case in which the firm alleged that the sued company orchestrated a yearslong fraudulent scheme involving “submitting false invoices on construction projects in order to bilk money from banks, the federal government, and subcontractors.” The request for $855,660 in attorney fees for 2,159.88 hours of work is reasonable.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Kenney, Filed On: January 2, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv3384, NOS: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) - Other Suits, Categories: fraud, attorney Fees, Racketeering
J. Lasnik grants the mortgage lender's motion for rule 11 sanctions against Scott Stafne, attorney for the lendee, arguing that the lendee's claims were all frivolous and that his challenges to the 2021 non-judicial foreclosure sale and subsequent surplus funds proceeding were improperly asserted. Stafne made no attempt to prove his client's claims despite refusing to withdraw the challenged pleading or otherwise attempted to justify their failures by raising meritless challenges to the tribunal. Stafne is liable for $15,300 in attorney fees.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Lasnik, Filed On: December 7, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv223, NOS: Constitutionality of State Statutes - Other Suits, Categories: fraud, Sanctions, attorney Fees
J. Mullen grants Mercedes-Benz Financial Services' default judgment on its counterclaims against a car buyer for failure to make payment on a car he purchased, claiming a case of identity theft. The police report the buyer presented regarding his identity was found to be fraudulent, and it has been established that he did in fact sign a contract to purchase the vehicle and never made a payment. Mercedes-Benz repossessed the car and now the buyer owes it over $27,000 in car payments and legal fees.
Court: USDC Western District of North Carolina, Judge: Mullen, Filed On: November 16, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv345, NOS: Consumer Credit - Other Suits, Categories: fraud, attorney Fees, Contract
Per curiam, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirms the disbarment of James Hayes and partially denies his motion to supplement the record. Substantial evidence regarding his misconduct, including assisting clients to engage in fraudulent conduct and misusing client funds, supports the disbarment, and Hayes failed to offer most of the documents at the hearing. Affirmed.
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: November 10, 2023, Case #: SJC-13388, Categories: fraud, attorney Fees, Attorney Discipline
J. Watkins finds that the trial court properly ruled partially in favor of the law firm and attorney in a breach of contract and fraud action brought by the lawyer arising from an attorney fee-sharing agreement between the parties. The trial court correctly found in favor of the attorney on the lawyer's fraud and punitive damages claims because the attorney's act in giving the lawyer two-thirds of the attorney fees from a settlement meant the lawyer could not show a present intent not to perform at the time of the signing to the contract. A genuine question of fact exists as to whether the lawyer continued working on the case or was terminated or otherwise withdrew from representation. Affirmed.
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals, Judge: Watkins, Filed On: October 16, 2023, Case #: A23A0835, Categories: fraud, attorney Fees, Contract
J. Jones issues an order to compel the boat company to comply with discovery requests from the boat buyers, who claim in their lawsuit that the boat company defrauded them during the sale of a boat. The information the boat buyers seek is relevant to their case and the boat company does not show that this information qualifies as trade secrets or is somehow privileged. Also, because the individual defendant refused to meaningfully participate in the discovery process, he must pay the boat buyers' request for $3,700 in fees.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Jones, Filed On: October 13, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv1594, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: fraud, Discovery, attorney Fees
J. Chang partially grants the sued law firm and former trucking business manager’s motions to dismiss and strike a fraud suit brought by the trucking business manager’s father. The father says his son and the law firm boxed him out of the proceeds he was due from his son selling the business, which he founded, in 2018. The court allows the father’s fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment claims to stand, but grants the son’s motion to strike his father’s claim for attorney fees.
Court: USDC Northern District of Illinois, Judge: Chang, Filed On: September 30, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv3760, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: fraud, Business Practices, attorney Fees
J. Starr awards more than $2.6 million in attorney fees and costs to a group of companies that prevailed on fraudulent transfer claims against them. The requested $6 million in fees and costs is reduced, in part, because they failed to support their lodestar calculation.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Starr, Filed On: August 30, 2023, Case #: 3:14cv2970, NOS: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) - Other Suits, Categories: fraud, attorney Fees, Racketeering
J. White partially grants the shareholder's motion for an award of attorney fees and costs in his suit against the wholesaler and its officials alleging underpayment of distributions and undervaluing of the shareholder's stock. The shareholder is entitled to attorney fees, costs and expenses for his breach of contract claim, but not for his tort claims. An employee who signed a personal guarantee is also liable for these attorney fees.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: White, Filed On: July 26, 2023, Case #: 4:19cv2534, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: fraud, attorney Fees
J. Kendall partially grants a web design entrepreneur’s motion for attorney fees from an underlying fraud suit brought against him by his former employer. The entrepreneur prevailed on summary judgment in that case, and now the court finds he is due roughly $17,000 in attorney fees.
Court: USDC Northern District of Illinois, Judge: Kendall, Filed On: May 31, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv5709, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Civil Procedure, fraud, attorney Fees
J. Kinsley finds the trial court properly dismissed the Texas law firm's complaint for a share of attorney fees for referral services. The draft agreement and emails sent to the Ohio firm that represented the client, which failed to include any fee percentage or specific terms, did not constitute an oral contract. Additionally, the attorney at the Ohio firm never agreed to the vague terms set forth in the emails and, in fact, rejected the offer several months later, all of which supports the lower court's decision to dismiss the case. Affirmed.
Court: Ohio Court Of Appeals, Judge: Kinsley, Filed On: May 24, 2023, Case #: 2023-Ohio-1728, Categories: fraud, attorney Fees, Contract