In a published opinion last week, the Sixth Circuit examined and rejected the award of more than $500,000 in attorney’s fees to People First of Tennessee in relation to its work in 2008 on a contempt motion against the State of Tennessee for violating court orders related to the closure of a state mental health … Continue Reading
Recently, the Sixth Circuit renewed Detroit-based Commercial Law Corporation’s (CLC) lawsuit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for $176,750 in deferred attorney’s fees for legal services provided by CLC to a now-failed Michigan bank. The Sixth Circuit overturned summary judgment for the FDIC, and while the court did not resolve the unpaid fees claim, … Continue Reading