Legal Opinion
Weg and Myers, P.C. v. 126 Mulberry St. Realty Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 23, 2011No. 10-4865-cvUnpublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Weg and Myers, P.C. (“Weg”) appeals from an attorney’s fee award of $38,783.75 for its representation of plaintiff 126 Mulberry Street Realty Corp. (“126 Mulberry”) prior to Weg’s withdrawal from the litigation on June 27, 2008. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and the record of prior proceedings, which we reference only as necessary to explain our decision to affirm.
Weg concedes that, although it represented 126 Mulberry on a contingency fee basis, under New York law, it is entitled to compensation only in quantum meruit for the “fair and reasonable value of the…
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