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Phillips v. Washington Legal FoundationPhillips v. Washington Legal Foundation

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 27, 1997
No. 96-1578
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Is interest earned on client trust funds held by lawyers in IOLTA accounts a property interest of the client or lawyer, cognizable under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution, despite the fundamental precept of IOLTA that such funds, absent the IOLTA program, could not earn interest for the client or lawyer?”

Case Details

Case Name: Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jun 27, 1997
Citations: 521 U.S. 1117; 117 S. Ct. 2535; No. 96-1578
Docket Number: No. 96-1578
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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