Local Access, LLC v. Peerless Network, Inc.

  1. March 28, 2024

    Telecom Co. Wants Rival Sanctioned In Contract Row

    Florida telecom Local Access LLC is again seeking sanctions against the Chicago-based rival it's suing over a contract dispute, claiming that Peerless Network destroyed records and refuses to turn over revenue information it's been seeking since 2017, even after a Florida federal judge directed the company to do so.

  2. March 16, 2021

    Kelley Drye Must Fork Over $1.5M To Fla. Telecom

    A Florida federal judge overseeing a contentious telecom contract fight ordered Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on Tuesday to pay nearly $1.5 million in attorney fees and costs to its client's adversary after the firm was sanctioned and fined for violating a protective order.

  3. July 01, 2020

    Kelley Drye Attys Fined Over Misconduct In Telecom Row

    A Florida federal judge overseeing a contentious telecom contract fight hit a Kelley Drye & Warren LLP office managing partner and two others connected to the firm with a $30,000 fine and harsh sanction order, saying their attempt to dodge blame for their own wrongdoing "smacks of desperation."

  4. July 08, 2019

    Telecom Co. Pushes To Have Kelley Drye Held In Contempt

    A Florida telecommunications company has told a federal judge that a magistrate judge was wrong not to recommend the court disqualify and hold in contempt Kelley Drye & Warren, saying the record showed the firm had ignored a protective order during discovery and repeatedly covered up its wrongdoing.

  5. June 21, 2019

    Kelley Drye Attys' 'Bad Decisions' Don't Merit DQ, Judge Says

    A Florida federal judge on Friday recommended denying a bid to disqualify Kelley Drye & Warren LLP for passing confidential discovery information to its client, calling the firm's conduct "disappointing" but suggesting in a strongly worded report that it should instead face sanctions and pay the legal fees stemming from the scuffle.

  6. July 09, 2018

    Kelley Drye Fights 'Vicious' Accusations In Telecom Row

    In a series of filings Monday in Florida federal court in a bitter telecom contract fight, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP fought back against "vicious" allegations that it intentionally broke a court order and helped client Peerless Network Inc. misuse sensitive customer data from rival Local Access LLC.

  7. June 22, 2018

    Kelley Drye Set Discovery 'Trap' In Contract Row, Telco Says

    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP's breach of a court protective order and the distribution of sensitive customer information in a telecom contract dispute has opened up a discovery "bear trap" that threatens to derail the case, a telephone company told a Florida federal court Thursday.

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