{
  "id": 18771801,
  "title": "Texas lawyer's fee dispute revived eight years after losing licence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/texas-lawyers-fee-dispute-revived-eight-years-after-losing-licence",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T18:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-texas-lawyer-lost-his-licence-in-2018-and-later-sued-other-law-firms-for-fees-from-seven-client-cases-a-november-5-appeals-court-reopened-the-dispute-finding-insufficient-evidence-to-support-the-firms-defence/articleshow/135596668.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "R Kent Livesay, a former Texas attorney, is involved in a legal dispute regarding unpaid fees from several cases. After his disbarment, Livesay sought compensation from law firms for referrals made while licensed. The law firms argued that paying him would violate professional conduct rules. However, the appeals court found that sufficient evidence was not presented to support their claims.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}