Legal Opinion
Haire v. Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 28, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2012-0749PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
Dirk Haire and Reginald Jones (collectively “plaintiffs”) initiated this action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against their former law firm, Smith Currie & Hancock, LLP (“Smith Currie” or “defendant”), alleging conversion and breach of contract claims. They also seek declaratory relief that neither of them violated the Smith Currie Partnership Agreement; that the liquidated damages clause of the agreement is unenforceable as violative of public policy; and that the arbitration provision of the Partnership Agreement does not…
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