September 14, 2020
Comments Off on Clerks must pay $1.7M in fees in access case
Two Virginia circuit court clerks have been ordered to pay nearly $2 million in fees and costs in a lawsuit filed by a news service seeking prompt access to newly filed lawsuits. The lawsuit in Norfolk federal court reportedly brought ...
Tagged with: Civil Practice fees Judge Henry Coke Morgan Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District
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February 18, 2020
Comments Off on Client won, was unhappy with law firm’s fee
A Virginia law firm is defending its litigation strategy in a bid to collect more than $165,000 in unpaid bills from a disgruntled client. The client – a defendant in a chemical exposure case – avoided liability with a statute ...
Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Contract fees Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Western District
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August 1, 2017
Comments Off on Fees are a dollar short, but case can stay in court
A personal injury plaintiff avoided disaster this month when a Montgomery County judge ruled that his last-minute lawsuit was not too late, even though the check to cover the filing and process fees was a dollar short. The deadline passed ...
Tagged with: fees Judge Robert M.D. Turk Montgomery County Circuit Court Supreme Court of Virginia Thomas R. Scott
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