Is there any case law where an attorney breached his fiduciary duty by charging for services he never intended to provide?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Williams & Cochrane, LLP v. Rosette, Case No.: 17-CV-01436-GPC-MSB (S.D. Cal. 2020):
In Wolk v. Green, the plaintiff alleged that the attorney breached his fiduciary duty by "charging for services he never intended to provide, and in fact, did not provide, and by demanding increasing sums and failing to take any useful action on her behalf." 516
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