New York Fuel Terminal Corp. v. N.J. Dept. of Treasury

How courts have described this case

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• requiring the client to make a clear showing of “his inability to pay the legal fees or post a reasonable bond”
• “The purpose of the lien is to assist the attorney in preventing a client from refusing or failing to pay charges justly due.”
• former client still must make clear showing of need, prejudice, and inability to pay
• The “court” may “require a lawyer claiming a lien to turn over papers subject to the lien upon the client’s payment of his outstanding charges or posting of adequate security for payment.” (emphasis added)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).