Seagal sues law firm, claims fees excessive
Steven Seagal is suing a law firm that once represented him, accusing it of charging him excessive fees, according to court papers.
The actor hired Loeb & Loeb in April 2002 for when he testified before a federal grand jury and in the criminal trial of his former business associate Julius Nasso, the lawsuit says.
Nasso produced films with Seagal in the 1990s and was accused of trying to extort money from the actor after they dissolved their partnership, according to the suit.
Loeb & Loeb charged Seagal nearly $1.1 million, according to the court papers.
Seagal paid about $500,000 but became skeptical and obtained a legal audit that determined he was “substantially overcharged,” according to the lawsuit. Seagal is seeking at least $450,000 in general damages.
Loeb & Loeb maintains Seagal still owes the firm $575,400, the lawsuit said.
Ivanka Trump to join Trump Resorts board
Heiress and former runway model Ivanka Trump is joining the board of the gaming company that bears her flamboyant father's name.
“She's been outstanding in everything she has done, and she will be an outstanding board member,” Donald Trump told The Press of Atlantic City for Saturday editions.
Ivanka Trump will join the board of Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc.
The 25-year-old already has some experience to draw from: She was her father's sidekick on his reality television show “The Apprentice.”
She currently is a vice president with the Trump Organization, which controls Trump hotels, real estate holdings and golf courses.
She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, one of the nation's top business schools.
Country singer's bus caught fire on 13th
You can't blame country singer Gene Watson if he's a little superstitious about Friday the 13th.
Watson, 63, and his Farewell Party band were on their way from Houston to perform on the Grand Ole Opry when their bus caught fire just outside of Nashville. The blaze ignited from a broken axle shaft spewing grease.
A mechanic before he had his first hit with “Love in the Hot Afternoon,” the Palestine, Texas, native quickly went to work trying to extinguish the fire.
“We used everything we had on the bus to douse the flames, from sodas to water bottles,” he said in a release from his publicist.
“The firemen arriving on the scene still gave it a good shot, too.”
- From wire reports
Sarah Brosmer, the singer's publicist, said black smoke and flames engulfed the back of the bus by the engine.
Watson and his band were trying to keep it from spreading under the floorboard. They fought it for about 30 minutes until firefighters arrived, she said.
No one was harmed, though Watson did singe his hair. The group had to rent another bus to continue to their Opry gig. It could take several days before Watson's regular bus is repaired.
“When we say we were smoldering hot in Nashville, we really mean it,” cracked Watson, whose other hits include “Fourteen Carat Mind” and “Paper Rosie.”
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Gene Watson's site: http://www.gene-watson.com/
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The actor hired Loeb & Loeb in April 2002 for when he testified before a federal grand jury and in the criminal trial of his former business associate Julius Nasso, the lawsuit says.
Nasso produced films with Seagal in the 1990s and was accused of trying to extort money from the actor after they dissolved their partnership, according to the suit.
Loeb & Loeb charged Seagal nearly $1.1 million, according to the court papers.
Seagal paid about $500,000 but became skeptical and obtained a legal audit that determined he was “substantially overcharged,” according to the lawsuit. Seagal is seeking at least $450,000 in general damages.
Loeb & Loeb maintains Seagal still owes the firm $575,400, the lawsuit said.
Ivanka Trump to join Trump Resorts board
Heiress and former runway model Ivanka Trump is joining the board of the gaming company that bears her flamboyant father's name.
“She's been outstanding in everything she has done, and she will be an outstanding board member,” Donald Trump told The Press of Atlantic City for Saturday editions.
Ivanka Trump will join the board of Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc.
The 25-year-old already has some experience to draw from: She was her father's sidekick on his reality television show “The Apprentice.”
She currently is a vice president with the Trump Organization, which controls Trump hotels, real estate holdings and golf courses.
She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, one of the nation's top business schools.
Country singer's bus caught fire on 13th
You can't blame country singer Gene Watson if he's a little superstitious about Friday the 13th.
Watson, 63, and his Farewell Party band were on their way from Houston to perform on the Grand Ole Opry when their bus caught fire just outside of Nashville. The blaze ignited from a broken axle shaft spewing grease.
A mechanic before he had his first hit with “Love in the Hot Afternoon,” the Palestine, Texas, native quickly went to work trying to extinguish the fire.
“We used everything we had on the bus to douse the flames, from sodas to water bottles,” he said in a release from his publicist.
“The firemen arriving on the scene still gave it a good shot, too.”
- From wire reports
Sarah Brosmer, the singer's publicist, said black smoke and flames engulfed the back of the bus by the engine.
Watson and his band were trying to keep it from spreading under the floorboard. They fought it for about 30 minutes until firefighters arrived, she said.
No one was harmed, though Watson did singe his hair. The group had to rent another bus to continue to their Opry gig. It could take several days before Watson's regular bus is repaired.
“When we say we were smoldering hot in Nashville, we really mean it,” cracked Watson, whose other hits include “Fourteen Carat Mind” and “Paper Rosie.”
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Gene Watson's site: http://www.gene-watson.com/
AP-ES-07-13-07 1944EDT
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