Legal Opinion
Fay v. Perles
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 23, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2014-0755PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
As the D.C. Circuit observed in another case involving the Defendant in this matter, “a large contingency fee in a successful lawsuit sometimes leads to nasty controversy over who gets what.” Steven R. Perles, P.C. v. Kagy, 473 F.3d 1244, 1246 (D.C.Cir.2007). Such continues to be the case with the parties to this dispute. Anticipating a claim against the proceeds of their substantial contingency fee in a terrorism case, three lawyers established what they termed a trust account to satisfy aiiy potential judgment against…
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