FABIAN et al v. SHENKAN et al

  1. March 06, 2020

    No Formal Fee-Sharing Deal Means No $1.3M Payout For Atty

    A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled on Friday that a Pittsburgh-based lawyer's lack of a formal fee-sharing deal with his former partner meant he was not entitled to a $1.3 million payout for his work on a now-settled consumer class action.

  2. September 05, 2019

    Pa. Atty Can't Get $1.3M Fees From Ex-Partner On Brief Alone

    A Pittsburgh attorney can't force his ex-partner to pay him $1.3 million in fees based solely on a brief entered in state court, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Wednesday, though the attorney can use the brief as evidence to seek what he says he is owed.

  3. August 13, 2019

    Atty Wants Jury Trial On Whether Ex-Partner Withheld Fees

    A Pittsburgh attorney on Monday said a jury must decide whether his former partner bilked him out of $1.3 million in fees for hundreds of hours he put into a class action settlement with First Commonwealth Bank, urging a Pennsylvania federal court to reject a bid to dismiss the case.

  4. May 17, 2019

    Pa. Lawyer Says Ex-Partner Stiffed Him On $1.3M In Fees

    A Pittsburgh attorney is suing his former legal partner for some $1.3 million in fees he claims he's owed for hundreds of hours of work on a now-settled class action against First Commonwealth Bank.