Attorney's Pursuit of Fee Lien Doesn't Warrant Sanctions

A divided Mississippi Court of Appeal ruled that an attorney should not have been ordered to pay sanctions to a former client’s employer for conduct related to his pursuit of a fee lien. Case: Foster v. Sanders Construction and Builders, No. 2019-WC-00581-COA, 04/07/2020, published. Facts: In June 2017, Richard Corsby hired attorney Jay Foster to file a workers' compensation claim against Sanders Construction. Two months later, Corsby terminated Foster. Foster asserted a fee lien against any recovery by Corsby, claiming he was entitled to be paid $9,231 for 30.77 hours of wor...