Legal Opinion
Braude & Margulies, P.C. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 7, 2007No. Civil Action 05-649(RMC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLYER, District Judge.
Braude & Margulies, P.C. (“B & M”) is a law firm that specializes in construction law. Because its client, J.A. Jones Construction Company (“Jones”), dissolved after bankruptcy without paying B & M for work on two matters, B & M attempts to recover attorneys’ fees by bringing suit against Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (“Fireman’s”), who was surety for Jones on the two projects. Unfortunately for B & M, none of the theories it advances is sufficient to establish liability on the part of Fireman’s for Jones’s legal bills. The Amended Complaint will…
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