Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Says the Bar Plan Needn't Pay Legal Fees for Lawyer
Missouri Lawyers Media › September 14, 2009
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A legal malpractice carrier is not obligated to pay the attorney fees of an appellate lawyer who represented two St. Louis lawyers accused of fraud and conspiracy to defraud.
When a St. Louis County jury ordered William Cooper and Cynthia Bitting to pay a $7.3 million verdict in a fraud case, the lawyers turned to former Missouri Supreme Court Judge John E. Bardgett to handle their appeal.See the full content of this document
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Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Says the Bar Plan Needn't Pay Legal Fees for Lawyer
In 2003, "Jack" Bardgett was able to get the verdict reduced to $250,000, and his clients have been fighting with The Bar Plan over his fees ever since.
Last summer, St. Louis County Circuit Judge John "Jack" Kintz ordered the insurer to pay the l...See the full content of this document
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