ROYCE v. NEEDLE P.C.

No. 19-2241.

950 F.3d 481 (2020)

Merle L. ROYCE, Plaintiff, v. Michael R. NEEDLE P.C., Defendant-Appellant, v. Cozen O'Connor, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 20, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan R. Borlack , Attorney, Bailey, Borlack, Nadelhoffer & Carroll, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Frank C. Fusco , Attorney, Law Offices of Frank C. Fusco, Clifton, NJ, Michael R. Needle , Attorney, Michael R. Needle P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard Joseph Cochran , Attorney, Tenney & Bentley, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendants Amari Company, Inc., and Bradley M. Griffin, Inc.

Sara Norval , Howard J. Roin , Attorneys, AMayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, George N. Vurdelja, Jr. , Attorney, Harrison & Held, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant John Cardulo & Sons, Inc.

Jeffrey Brian Greenspan , Jack J. Carriglio , Attorneys, Cozen O'Connor, Chicago, IL, for Appellee Law Firm of Cozen O'Connor.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Rovner and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


After Michael R. Needle P.C. ("Needle P.C.") went months without counsel in a fee dispute action and was on the verge of a default judgment, three partners from the law firm Cozen O'Connor stepped in to represent Needle P.C. Their representation successfully staved off the pending default motion but was otherwise short-lived...

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