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California Courts of Appeal

Dec. 22, 2012

Court jolts law governing attorney fee-sharing agreements

An appellate court sided this week with lawyers allegedly jilted in a fee-sharing agreement in a decision that could have broad implications for such arrangements.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


An appellate court sided this week with lawyers allegedly jilted in a fee-sharing agreement in a decision that could have broad implications for such arrangements.


Because of the ruling, plaintiffs lawyers who won a $41.5 million settlement in a business-litigation case could have to pay one-third of their attorney fees to a law firm that claims they violated a fee-splitting agreement.


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