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Litigation

Mar. 28, 2014

Appeals court knocks down attorney fee grab

Pasadena firm sought payment for work of associates in unpaid fee case against client


By David Ruiz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The 2nd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling disallowing the award of attorney fees to associates of a law firm representing the interests of the firm.


In February 2012, M. Danton Richardson and Leo E. Lundberg Jr. of The Soni Law Group in Pasadena prevailed in winning $28,408 in damages for unpaid attorney fees from Wellmike Enterprise Co. Ltd. for previous work on paten...

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