Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Contract, Attorney's Fees

A Message of Acceptance from the Garden State

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 5/27/2025

This week’s New York Business Divorce takes us to the Garden State for a delightfully-written, post-trial decision by retired, recalled Appellate Division Judge Clarkson S. Fisher, Jr....more

Chancery Awards Attorneys’ Fees to the Prevailing Party

Morris James LLP on 6/21/2024

Malkani v. Cunningham, C.A. 2020-1004-SG (Del. Ch. Feb. 28, 2024) - In this decision involving a contractual fee-shifting provision, both parties argued that they were entitled to fee-shifting as the prevailing parties....more

Is My Electronic Signature Valid? - Commercial Law Bulletin - June 10 2022

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/13/2022

Ohio- Uniform Trade Secrets Act Sal’s Heating & Cooling, Inc. v. Bers Acquisition Co., 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 110685, 2022-Ohio-1756- In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision,...more

Roetzel & Andress: 2020 Appellate Year In Review

Roetzel & Andress on 1/29/2021

The Appellate Law Practice Group of Roetzel & Andress represented clients in a wide variety of cases in both state and federal courts, appealing adverse trial court rulings and successfully defending lower court victories on...more

Court Affirmed Finding That An Oral Partnership Existed And That A Partner Breached Fiduciary Duties

Winstead PC on 2/12/2018

In Harun v. Rashid, two individuals started a restaurant business; one operated the business and the other financed it. No. 05-16-00584-CV, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 231 (Tex. App.—Dallas January 9, 2018, no pet. history)....more

Absent a Fee-Sharing Agreement Signed by Client, Referring Attorney Cannot Recover Fees From Receiving Attorney

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 4/21/2016

Naughton v. Pfaff, 2016 IL.App (2nd) 150360 - Brief Summary - A referring attorney sought to recover under an oral fee-sharing agreement with another attorney, alleging that their agreement constituted a joint...more