Cases: Celebrities

In The News/Retainer Agreements: L.A. Superior Court Judge Allows Spector Challenge To Criminal Retainer Agreement To Proceed Before A Jury

Cases: Celebrities, Cases: Retainer Agreements, In The News

  Criminal Defense Attorney Robert Shapiro’s Summary Judgment Bid Rejected.      As reported by Adam Popescu in a December 17, 2010 online post of the Beverly Hills Courier, noted criminal defense attorney Robert Shapiro’s firm had a retainer agreement to provide legal services to now imprisoned, music producer Phil Spector. Mr. Shapiro claims that the […]

In The News . . . . Speculation Swirls About Whether Frank McCourt Will Sue Bingham McCutchen For Malpractice, Seeking Recovery Of Fees Incurred In His Battle With Ex-Wife Jamie

Cases: Celebrities, In The News

  The National Law Journal Article Elicits Views from Malpractice Experts.      In a December 13, 2010 article by Amanda Bronstad on The National Law Journal website, some attorneys and at least one law professor opined on whether Frank McCourt has viable malpractice theories against Bingham McCutchen, his attorneys charged with drafting a 2004 marital

In The News . . . . Will Ferrell And Larry David Hit With $600,000 Adverse Fee Award In Lost Securities Arbitration

Cases: Celebrities, In The News

Two Claimants Also Held Liable for $22,500 in “Discovery Abuses.”      Larry Hagman, who played the infamous J.R. on the T.V. show Dallas, sued Citigroup for securities trading claims, garnering an award of $1.1 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages to be donated to charities of his choice.      Other actors

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