Chicago firm Smith LaCien, which was being advised by Jenner & Block, was accused by a Kenyan firm of poaching a plaintiff that sued over the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and pocketing the settlement money from the case. By July 2020, Todd Smith parted from Power Rogers & Smith to create Smith LaCien, a small personal injury firm. This led to a new agreement to be written that gave solely Smith LaCien the same 14% compensation arranged in the original agreement. Smith then hired Jenner in February 2022 to help it manage its relationship with Arwa and Muturi, Arwa said. The case is Arwa & Change Advocates LLP v. Smith LaCien LLP et al, N.D. Ill., No.

Source: Ethiopian News July 30, 2024 21:28 UTC