Day on Torts

MARCH 12, 2021

Where plaintiff alleged that defendant attorney fraudulently charged a higher hourly rate than what was agreed upon, the trial court should have engaged in a three-factor analysis to determine whether the written fee agreement could be used to defeat the fraud claim. In Vazeen v. M2019-01395-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. internal citation omitted).

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 9, 2021

When defendant and his wife were later divorcing in 2019, the annuity came to light, and the wife informed plaintiff that she had seen a check that appeared to have been endorsed by someone else on her behalf. Based on the evidence, the Court affirmed the ruling that plaintiff “possessed a one-half ownership interest in the annuity funds.”.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 2, 2022

With the reduction of $2 million to Heard, that still leaves $8,350,000 — more than the $7 million that he gave up in the divorce. The one statement in Heard’s countersuit that was found to be defamation was not made by Depp but his attorney Adam Waldman. In April 27, 2020, Waldman told the U.K.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 19, 2021

Eichel: Choice of Court Agreements and Rules of Interpretation in the Context of Tort or Anti-trust Claims. In its rulings CDC (C-352/13) and Apple Sales (C-595/17) the ECJ gave a boost to the discussion on the range of choice of court agreements vis-à-vis antitrust claims. 1 Brussels Ia Regulation/Art.

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