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Philadelphia, PA, lawyer Bruce Chasan, who is suing the founder of a fast-growing litigation boutique over a purported fee-sharing settlement, is arguing that the boutique backed out of the settlement so it could fund other cases against video game makers.
In a memo filed in February in Chasan v. Pierce, 2:2018cv05399 (E.D.Pa.), Chasan argued that the ex-client in question, former pro footballer and wrestler Lenwood Hamilton, did not need to sign off on his agreement with litigator John Pierce of Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht for a previously discussed $160,000 settlement to be binding. Chasan alleged in the memo filing that Pierce derailed the settlement so his firm could fund other cases.
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