Legal Opinion
King v. Fox
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 13, 2006PublishedCited by 64 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has asked us, by means of three certified questions, whether New York law permits a client to ratify an attorney’s fee agreement during a period of continuous representation; whether such ratification is possible if attorney misconduct has occurred; and whether a client can ratify an unconscionable fee agreement.
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The 30-year relationship between the parties has been summarized by the Second Circuit essentially as follows. In November 1972, plaintiff Edward C. King, a musician and songwriter, became a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Gair v. PeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
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