District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania August 12, 2008, Civil Action 04-685 (U.S. Claims, Inc. v. Smolar)

EXPLANATION AND ORDER

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

I. Background

In July and August 2003, personal injury lawyer Yehuda Smolar (“Smolar” or “Defendant”) contracted with U.S. Claims, Inc. (“Plaintiff’ or “U.S. Claims”) to pay U.S. Claims a percentage of any ultimate recovery in certain of his cases, including

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one called

Hightower.

Alleging that Smo-lar failed to pay his share, U.S.