SAN FRANCISCO–A federal bankruptcy judge approved Aug. 11 settlements worth $8.9 million to the Chapter 11 estate of Heller Ehrman LLP ending adversary proceedings brought against former Heller attorneys, another law firm, and ex-clients (In re Heller Ehrman LLP).
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali in the Northern District of California approved the $4,996,213 in payments from Covington & Burling to settle Jewel v. Boxer, 203 Cal. Rptr. 13 (Cal. Ct. App. 1984), claims over unfinished business that attorneys brought with them to Covington when they left Heller.
Covington will pay $4 million while the former Heller intellectual property ...
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