"A previously sealed Delaware court filing released Monday offered the most detailed picture yet of JPMorgan's claim that Javice, who was convicted in March of defrauding the largest US bank in a $175 million deal, abused a 2023 order requiring it to cover the costs of her defense. JPMorgan is seeking to avoid $10.2 million in disputed charges and end the requirement that it pay future bills."
"Lawyers at Javice's five law firms billed unnecessary work and inappropriate expenses under the mindset that "someone else is paying her bills," according to the filing. The dispute has raised the question of how much is too much for a top-flight criminal defense. Javice's costs have been much higher than the $30 million in bills Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes amassed in her defense."
"The bank focused much of its criticism on Javice's two largest firms, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, which it said "have already received tens of millions, and seek millions more for patently unreasonable fees and expenses that constitute clear abuse." JPMorgan said it has "largely resolved" bills through July with Javice's other firms, including the one for her planned appeal."
JPMorgan alleges Charlie Javice's $74 million legal tab included more than $5 million in charges for lawyers and staff attending her fraud trial, including on non-court days. JPMorgan contends Javice abused a 2023 order that required the bank to pay defense costs and seeks to disallow $10.2 million in disputed charges and end future payment obligations. JPMorgan asserts five law firms billed unnecessary work and inappropriate expenses under a mindset that someone else would pay. The bank singles out Quinn Emanuel and Mintz for excessive fees while noting bills with other firms through July were largely resolved.
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