LAW OFFICES OF BRUCE J. CHASAN, LLC et al v. PIERCE BAINBRIDGE BECK PRICE & HECHT, LLP et al

  1. January 21, 2021

    Atty Beats Pravati's Sanctions Bid In Gears Of War Fee Fight

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday rejected Pravati Capital's move to sanction a Philadelphia attorney who sought fees from the litigation funder for work on an unsuccessful publicity rights suit over the video game Gears of War, finding the attorney's claims were not frivolous.

  2. January 19, 2021

    Pierce Bainbridge, Funder Ditch Claims Over Poaching Client

    A federal judge has dismissed a Philadelphia attorney's claims that Pierce Bainbridge and litigation funder Parvati Capital poached a client, ruling that he had already failed to sue the firm and that the underlying case's failure meant there was no win he could recover from the funder.

  3. August 19, 2020

    Philly Atty Fights Sanctions Bid In 'Gears Of War' Fee Row

    A Philadelphia attorney said Wednesday that a litigation funder is prematurely seeking to sanction him over a purportedly frivolous bid for legal fees for that attorney's unsuccessful work for an ex-NFL player who said his voice and likeness were used without permission in the "Gears of War" video game.

  4. August 06, 2020

    Litigation Funder Seeks Sanctions In 'Gears Of War' Fee Row

    A litigation funder urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to sanction a solo practitioner and an attorney with Haines & Associates PC for continuing to claim fees for work on an unsuccessful bid to win compensation for an ex-NFL player who said his voice and likeness were used without his permission in the "Gears of War" video game.

  5. June 30, 2020

    Pierce Firm Must Face Claims Over Client Switch, Atty Says

    A lawyer who lost his bid to collect on a settlement deal he said he struck with Pierce Bainbridge over representing a client in a case involving the video game "Gears of War" wants a Pennsylvania federal court not to toss his latest suit against the firm, arguing the two cases are different.

  6. May 29, 2020

    Funder Wants Out Of Pierce Bainbridge Representation Case

    Litigation funder Pravati Capital LLC moved to exit a suit filed by a Pennsylvania attorney against it and Pierce Bainbridge over the alleged theft of a case involving the Gears of War video game, saying that since the case was unsuccessful, any claim against the funder for unjust enrichment was invalid.

  7. April 07, 2020

    Pierce Firm Says No Do-Over For Atty In 'Gears Of War' Case

    A Pennsylvania lawyer who already lost a suit against trial firm Pierce Bainbridge over the alleged theft of a case involving the video game "Gears of War" shouldn't get a do-over in a second suit, the firm told a federal judge on Monday.

  8. March 10, 2020

    With Pierce Chief On Leave, New Suit Claims Funding Antics

    Pierce Bainbridge founder John Pierce was slapped with a lawsuit Monday claiming he "grossly exaggerated" the value of a rights of publicity case to drum up litigation funding and recruit attorneys, a case that dropped the same day the firm reportedly revealed Pierce had been placed on leave for unrelated, alleged financial misdeeds.

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