Love, Attorneys Try to Settle Legal Fees
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Rocker Courtney Love's attorneys and a prominent law firm have agreed to try settling a dispute over legal fees out of court...
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By Thomas Ginsberg, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 9--Pleading hasn't worked. Freebies ultimately fail. Outright pressure can backfire.
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Rivaling Bush vs. Kerry for bitterness, doctors and trial lawyers are squaring off this fall in an unprecedented four-state struggle over limiting malpractice awards. The volatile issue is in voters' hands and each side is desperate to win, spending millions of dollars to make their cases and portray the other side as greedy.
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California lawyers who reached a $1.1 billion class-action settlement with Microsoft will get less than half the legal fees they requested.
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Doctors and trial lawyers spent millions of dollars in an unprecedented, four-state election battle over limiting damage awards and attorney fees in malpractice cases. The voters' verdict: a virtual stalemate reflecting deeply divided public opinion.
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A proposed $4.85 billion pact between Merck & Co Inc and users of painkiller Vioxx would force plaintiffs' lawyers to make recommendations to clients that may not be in their best interests, according to attorneys who are challenging the pact's terms.
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New York, December 3 - Two weeks after the fact, lawyers for the NBA and the players&#39; union had their own little brawl. Attorneys for the two sides fought before an arbitrator and in federal court Friday, arguing
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Several plaintiffsâ lawyers have asked the judge overseeing the $4.85 billion settlement to allow them to keep some of their clients outside the settlement while others accept it.
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Steven Seagal is suing a law firm that once represented him, accusing it of charging him excessive fees, according to court papers.
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DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina law metes out heavy costs for a drunk driving conviction, so it's little wonder many drivers choose to head to court to fight the charge...
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Attorneys for the three players falsely accused in the Duke University lacrosse rape case are seeking a settlement of about $30 million and several changes to the state's legal process, a person close to the case said early Friday.
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For more than three years now, the law firm of Parker & Waichman has been fighting in court with the firm Napoli Bern over settlements for the diet drug fen-phen.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson tried to  "buy peace" in the past by paying to settle child molestation  claims but now -- facing trial in another abuse case -- wishes  he had fought his accusers in court, a lawyer for the pop star  said on Friday.
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Two weeks after the fact, lawyers for the NBA and the players&#39; union had their own little brawl. Attorneys for the two sides fought before an arbitrator and in federal
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A woman in Milwaukee and her ex-boyfriend are under orders to pay thousands to the recording industry. A man in California refinanced his home to pay an &#36;11,000 settlement. A year after it began, the industry's legal campaign against Internet music piracy is inching through the federal courts, producing some unexpected twists.
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New York and Connecticut state officials said they are investigating whether improper behavior by insurance companies has been a factor in the rapidly rising cost of malpractice insurance for lawyers and doctors.
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When you marry someone, you may be marrying some massive financial headaches.