Litigation
Dec. 12, 2011
Lawsuit claims firm commits billing fraud
A Riverside litigator sued his former Van Nuys-based workers' compensation defense firm on Friday, claiming it enforced a minimum billing requirement of 3,000 hours per year -- a standard he said forced lawyers to lie about their hours.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A Riverside litigator sued his former Van Nuys-based workers' compensation defense firm on Friday, claiming it enforced a minimum billing requirement of 3,000 hours per year - a standard he said forced lawyers at the firm to lie about their hours.
The firm, Adelson, Testan, Brundo & Jimenez, fired associate Richard Unitan in June after he failed to meet that requirement, accor...
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