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| Todd Schnitt |
The multimillion-dollar civil defamation trial pitting Todd
Schnitt vs. Bubba The Love Sponge wrapped up months ago. But the battle over attorney
fees is just beginning, according to The Tampa Bay Times.
After DJ Todd "MJ" Schnitt and his wife lost a
lawsuit against Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, the couple fired their attorneys
and said they were done handing over cash — especially after their lead
attorney, C. Philip Campbell, was arrested on a DUI charge during the January
trial.
The Schnitts already had paid Campbell 's firm — Shumaker, Loop &
Kendrick — about $1 million. They refused to pay a bill for an additional
million.
First the law firm came after the Schnitts in an attempt to
get the rest of the money. Then the Schnitts asserted legal malpractice and
sued to get back the money they already paid.
Now it is up to a judge to determine how the disagreement
will proceed. Quibbling over procedure at a hearing Monday gave the impression
this could be as long and acrimonious as the original defamation suit.
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