By Hailey Konnath (August 9, 2022, 9:39 PM EDT) — Edelson PC got the green light Tuesday to pursue claims that two former Girardi Keese lawyers breached a fee-splitting deal when their firm stole from their mutual clients’ settlements, with a federal judge rejecting the attorneys’ contentions that the contract was unenforceable.
In particular, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly shot down Keith Griffin’s and David Lira’s arguments that Girardi Keese’s fee-sharing agreement with Edelson doesn’t hold up because their clients — the families of the Lion Air Flight JT 610 crash victims — didn’t sign it until December 2021. Under Illinois law, there is no language limiting when clients’ consent must…
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