Legal News

Texas May Consider "Loser Pays" Law Regarding Legal Fees
According to the New York Times, Texas is considering passage of a "loser pays" law that would force those who lose a lawsuit to pay the legal fees of the opponent. American jurisprudence has long used "The American Rule" [as opposed to "The English Rule"] and each party has paid his or her own legal fees and costs, with some exceptions...

Legal Fees in Spain
Anna Gines i Fabrellas and Ignacio Marin Garcia have posted Who Pays the Legal Fees in the Spanish Justice System? A Comparative Analysis of Civil and Labour Jurisdictions to SSRN. Abstract: This paper compares the legal fees rules in the...

Steven Caruso Joins SIPC Taskforce
The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) has announced the appointment of Steven Caruso of Maddox, Hargett, & Caruso to its SIPC Modernization Task Force. A total of 13 individuals - including representatives from the securities industry, investors, government regulators and academia - will serve on the task force...

"Who pays the legal fees for judges charged with ethical violations"
"Who pays the legal fees for judges charged with ethical violations?" This editorial appears today in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Texas loser pays
As the link roundup at the Torts Prof blog demonstrates, the Texas House passed a bill that is being called "loser pays." I haven't seen the latest text of HB 274, but if it's anything like an earlier version on the web, "loser pays" is a generous description: all that version of the bill did was to expand the equivalent of Rule 11 to permit discretionary awards of fees where a motion to dismiss has been granted...

Next Tues. Dec. 2 in NYC: Marie Gryphon on loser-pays
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Tuesday in midtown Manhattan: Marie Gryphon, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute's Center for Legal Policy, has a new report exploring the likely effects of adopting a "loser pays" rule for attorneys' fees...

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Right-of-Way
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Firm Associate
Attorney Jay Wingate ordered to pay widow $2.5 million settlement for collected legal fees.

Legal Malpractice
legal malpractice lawsuits.

Probation User Fees
Clark County Council pays $1.1 million settlement after misappropriating funds.

Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans
Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans

Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees
Bank Overdraft Fees alleging excessive fees and misrepresentation of account balances and more.