Legal Opinion
Shtauber v. Gerson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 10, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0961PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge ' 1
Allan Gerson, the defendant and an attorney, contracted with Zvi Shtauber, the plaintiff, for Shtauber to provide services to assist Gerson in a lawsuit. Their contract specified a fee-sharing arrangement, where Gerson would share with Shtauber a portion of any contingency fee he earned from the lawsuit. Shtauber alleges that Gerson failed to pay, and now sues for enforcement of that contract, or alternatively for recovery in quantum meruit, and for a declaratory judgment that he is entitled to a portion of Gerson’s fees in the…
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