JPMorgan Chase is seeking to get out of its legal obligation to pay a staggering $115 million in attorney fees racked up by two former business partners who were convicted of scamming the banking giant out of $175 million.
The nation’s largest lender filed legal papers in Delaware on Friday demanding that a judge reverse an earlier ruling that required it to pay the lawyers for Charlie Javice and her convicted co-conspirator Olivier Amar.
According to the filing, Javice’s team of lawyers across five law firms have billed JPMorgan approximately $60.1 million in legal fees and expenses, while Amar’s lawyers have billed the bank roughly $55.2 million in fees. 4
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In total, the bank alleges Javice and Amar’s lawyers have racked up legal fees of $115 million, with one law firm rece

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