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Kuszkir et al v. McLaughlin & Stern, LLP et al

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Case Number:

1:14-cv-09060

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

John G. Koeltl

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  1. August 29, 2017

    Atty-Agent Gets $782K In Fern Michaels Malpractice Row

    A former McLaughlin & Stern LLP partner who prevailed at a federal trial in New York against best-selling author Fern Michaels over his cut of a multimillion-dollar book deal has accepted $782,000 to end tit-for-tat claims, according to a Monday filing.

  2. January 10, 2017

    Novelist's Ex-Atty Denies Conflict At $3M Malpractice Trial

    Former McLaughlin & Stern LLP partner Martin Friedman conceded Tuesday that he did not advise Mary Kuczkir, the 83-year-old novelist better known as Fern Michaels, to consult another lawyer before hiring him as her literary agent, but testified there was no ethical conflict even though he long had represented her in legal matters.

  3. September 13, 2016

    No Quick Wins In Fern Michaels' $3M Malpractice Suit

    Author Fern Michaels was unable to score a decisive win in a $3 million malpractice suit against her former attorney and literary agent in New York federal court Tuesday, but neither was that attorney-agent in a competing suit over withheld commissions.

  4. January 08, 2016

    Ex-Atty Of Best-Selling Author Drops Sanctions Bid

    Best-selling author Fern Michaels' former agent and his old firm, McLaughlin & Stern LLP, told a New York federal court Friday they will not pursue sanctions against Michaels for alleged discovery violations, to focus on other pending motions in her $3 million malpractice suit.

  5. December 21, 2015

    Author's $3M Malpractice Suit Falls Flat, Ex-Atty Says

    Best-selling author Fern Michaels’ former agent and his former firm, McLaughlin & Stern LLP, have told a New York federal judge that there’s no evidence to support her $3 million legal malpractice suit alleging they fleeced agency and legal fees from her, pushing for a quick win in the suit.

  6. November 17, 2015

    Fern Michaels' Ex-Agent, Atty Slams $3M Malpractice Claims

    Best-selling author Fern Michaels' former agent and his former firm, McLaughlin & Stern LLP, asked a New York federal judge Monday to block the author's bid for a quick win in her $3 million legal malpractice suit alleging they fleeced agency and legal fees from her, calling the motion premature.

  7. September 28, 2015

    Fern Michaels Judge Warns Of Sanctions In Ex-Agent Row

    An increasingly impatient Manhattan federal judge ordered bestselling author Fern Michaels to produce email and other documents to her ex-agent and lawyer Martin Friedman and his former firm McLaughlin & Stern LLP, both targets of her $3 million legal malpractice lawsuit, and raised the specter of sanctions if she does not comply.

  8. September 16, 2015

    Fern Michaels Demands Fees Back From Ex-Agent, Atty

    Best-selling author Fern Michaels urged a New York federal court Tuesday to force her ex-agent and lawyer Martin Friedman and his former firm McLaughlin & Stern LLP to fork over the agency and legal fees she says they've fleeced from her since 2007.

  9. August 13, 2015

    Grandson's Help Not Enough In Author's Email Squabble

    A Manhattan judge said Thursday that bestselling author Fern Michaels' use of her grandson to search her computer for relevant emails wouldn't suffice as her $3 million suit against ex-agent and lawyer Martin Friedman and his former firm McLaughlin & Stern LLP — and Friedman's suit against her — lurched toward a discovery deadline. 

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