Ludacris Sued For Allegedly Stiffing Former Law Firm
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Law firm Carlton Fields P.A. has filed suit against Atlanta rapper Ludacris. reports the Courthouse News Service.
Luda is being sued for non-payment of legal fees for services rendered between March 2008 and April 2009.
The firm represented Ludacris and his Ludacris Foundation in a 2007 personal injuries and negligence complaint. Now, it claims that the rapper ows $61,860.20 in upaid legal fees - in addition to court costs.
Carlton Fields claims it also advanced the defendants in the previous case, Lawrence A. Hyde v. Roberta J. Shields, Christopher B. Bridges and Ludacris Foundation, out-of-pocket expenses.
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