NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana lawyer has settled claims his longtime client – a popular target of lawsuits in the state – failed to pay its final bill.
Curry Law Firm settled with Occidental Chemical Corporation on Nov. 4, after suing it on June 20 in Orleans Parish. Terms were not disclosed.
Curry Law Firm alleged it was owed more than $150,000 for services rendered when the company switched counsel after a 40-year relationship. Occidental removed the case to New Orleans federal court.
Curry Law Firm said it was retained in 1978 and has served as local counsel in the defense of multiple lawsuits filed through the years until Occidental changed its legal strategy in 2018.
“Petitioner then began the monumental task of transferring Defendants’ extensive file documentation, both paper and electronic, to Jones Walker as requested,” the suit said.
“Moreover, Petitioner and its attorneys continued to respond to and communicate with new counsel at Jones Walker for several months to assist them in getting up to speed in these matters. The remainder of Petitioner’s invoice for that work was then submitted to Defendants for payment.”
Occidental has refused to pay, the suit said. Curry Law Firm sought $154,000 plus attorneys fees.