A recent Law 360 story by Emma Cueto, “3rd Circ. Forces Redo on Costs in $10M Honeywell Settlement,” reports that the Third Circuit gave its blessing to a $10 million settlement in a class action...
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Archive: 2017
A recent Daily Business Review story by Noreen Marcus, “Court Empowers Lawyers in Claims Bill Fee Disputes” discusses Florida’s legislation on a victim’s claims bill and fee agreements. The...
Former Enron Unit Failed to Justify Fee Request
June 29, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Natalie Olivo, “Nigeria Knocks Ex-Enron Unit’s Fee Bid in $21M Award Row,” reports that a former Enron subsidiary has failed to justify its request for hundreds of...
A recent Law 360 story by Cara Salvatore, “2nd Circ. To Reduce Fee Award in $655M Madoff Settlement” reports that the Second Circuit approved the general shape of a $655 million class action...
Texas High Court to Hear $7.2M Fee Dispute
June 26, 2017
A recent Texas Lawyer story by John Council, “Texas High Court Picks Up Oil Family’s $7.2M Attorney Fee Fight,” reports that one of Dallas' wealthiest families has frustrated federal courts...
A recent the Bloomberg BNA story by Paul Barrett, “U.S. Courts Aren’t Interested in Chevron’s Pollution Case, But Other Nation’s May Be,” reports that Chevron Corp. won a big victory when...
A recent law.com story by Scott Flaherty, “Plaintiffs Firms Earn Almost $1B in Fees From 2016 Securities Class Action Settlements,” reports that last year was a big one for high-dollar...
One Year Later: Kirtaeng v. Wiley
June 20, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Donahue, “2nd Circ. To Reduce Fee Award in $655M Madoff Settlement” reports that a year later, experts say the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kirtsaeng v. John...
A recent Law 360 story by Michelle Casady, “Texas High Court Nixes New Trial in $42M Attys’ Fee Row,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court sided with the owner of a water supply company who...
Court Denies Fees to Notorious Whistle Blower
June 16, 2017
A recent Bloomberg BNA story by Michael Bologna, “Court Tosses Fees for ‘King of Qui Tam’, Business Model Done?” reports on the denial of attorney fees for a notorious whistle blower. The...