Legal Opinion
William Mac Naughton v. Shai Harmelech
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 31, 2019No. 18-2389; 18-2467; 18-2468; 18-2855PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Manion, Circuit Judge.
*560 The complex background of these consolidated appeals burrows through over a decade of litigation. Russian Media Group sued Ishaihu Harmelech and his company ("Harmelech Defendants") in 2006. Attorney W. James Mac Naughton actively represented the Harmelech Defendants in this case ("RMG Action") for ten weeks ten years ago. The relationship ended in a dispute over his fees. After he withdrew, the case settled with the entry of a consent judgment against his former clients.
Mac Naughton then pursued his former clients for money in myriad ways. One maneuver he used was…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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