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September 14th, 2007 at 12:15 am

O’Quinn told to pay clients $41 million

Because of interest and attorneys’ fees, the figure ordered by an arbitration panel is up from the $35 million reported in our earlier coverage (Apr. 15, Jun. 9, Jul. 19, Jul. 20, Jul. 25). The panel agreed that O’Quinn had overcharged former breast implant clients. (Debra Cassens Weiss, “Lawyer O’Quinn Ordered to Pay $41.4 M”, ABA Journal Online, Sept. 12).

Overlawyered has been covering this particular scandal for more than eight years (Aug. 4, 1999), sometimes out in front of the conventional press.

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You’ve been keeping abreast.
Excellent.

Cricket on September 15th, 2007

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