Word: venuto
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Journal story did explain Tribe's meticulous 15-stage arrangement for payment made with his client, Tribe says the article left out an essential detail of the payment history. In his letter, Tribe wrote that while the story was quick to report that he would receive $6.5 million from Venuto if the case was won before the Supreme Court, it failed to report that Venuto originally offered him $10 million...
...yesterday's response to Tribe's letter, Venuto said he was "shocked by Mr. Tribe's fee demand" of $2.75 million. Venuto wrote that he wouldn't sign the payment demand until his former lawyer and Tribe had assured him thatthe "fee he demanded was usual for cases likethis...
...Venuto wrote that he still thinks that fee is"outrageous" in light of the quality of serviceTribe had provided...
...Venuto won $11.5 million in compensatorydamages, but was refused $50 million in punitivedamages in a case which charged Witco Corp. withfraud and racketeering...
Jonathan S. Massey '85, one of Tribe'sco-counsels who worked on the Lightning Lube case,also said Venuto's letter was full ofinaccuracies, but refused to comment further...