Wake Up Call: Dead Law Firm’s Estate Can’t Collect Fees, CA Court Says

• The estate of failed law firm California firm Heller Ehrman LLP has no claim on fees stemming from legal matters unfinished when the firm went out of business, the California Supreme Court ruled. The decision has been eagerly awaited by California law firms, especially those who had hired partners from bankrupt firms. ( BLB ) ( Bloomberg Law via BLB )

• Related Cos.’ $25 billion Hudson Yards project on Manhattan’s West Side sued a labor organization for the right to cut ties with a handful of unions that, it claims, have bilked it out of more than $100 million with inflated ...