Appeals Court Consolidates Latest Appeal In Law Firms’ Asbestos Fee Dispute

Mealey's (October 15, 2020, 2:41 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A law firm handed a reduced judgment of $970,487.30 in its case alleging underpayment for asbestos case referrals appealed the ruling, and on Oct. 14 the Fourth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal consolidated that case with four others brought by the defendants in what has been a sometimes contentious battle with allegations of bad faith litigation and efforts at retaliation (Keyes Law Firm LLC v. Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik LLP, et al., Nos. 19-2173, 19-2174, 20-1067, 20-1070, 20-2092, 4th Cir.)....