Legal Opinion
Rosenthal v. Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 24, 2009No. 08-CV-1003, 08-CV-1056PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Senior Judge:
These consolidated appeals present a welter of issues arising from a dispute over the compensation that a law partner was owed by his firm for work done chiefly on behalf of parties claiming damages from the Libyan government for the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.
Appellant/cross-appellee Douglas E. Ro-senthal (hereafter Rosenthal) was awarded more than $3.7 million in compensation by a Superior Court jury for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by his former law firm, Sonnen-schein Nath & Rosenthal (hereafter…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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