A lawyer that sued his former law firm for breach of contract over settlement commissions will be able to proceed with some claims, after a Texas appeals court ruled Wednesday that they weren’t barred by the statute of limitations.
William Fagan accepted a role with Aaron & Quirk LLP in 2013, the Texas Appeals Court, Fourth District, said. He was under a contract that stated he would be paid 25% of the law firm’s fees on cases he worked on that resulted in settlement proceeds, arbitration awards, restitution receipts, or billed legal defense services.
Fagan alleged that he advanced “hundreds” ...
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