Legal Opinion
Palermo v. Abrams
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 3, 1999No. Civ. 99-1145(SEC)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CASELLAS, District Judge.
In the present case, plaintiff Carl Palermo (“Palermo”) filed a complaint in the Carolina Superior Court, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico against defendant Fred Abrams, on December 1, 1998. (“Abrams”). Palermo claims that he retained Abrams as an attorney to handle a case before the federal district court in Puerto Rico. According to the complaint, Abrams spent approximately $150,000 in living and business expenses during the period of the legal proceedings where he represented Palermo, and charged those expenses to Palermo’s credit card. When plaintiff sought…
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