A recent The Recorder by Ross Todd, “At Odds With 9th Circuit, SCOTUS Nixes $2.7M in Discovery Sanctions,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court held on Tuesday that attorney fee awards resulting...
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Archive: 2017
NALFA Podcast with Bankruptcy Fee Examiner Robert M. Fishman
April 17, 2017
NALFA hosts a podcast series on attorney fee issues. We talk with thought leaders, attorney fee experts, and attorney fee newsmakers who’ve helped shape and influence the jurisprudence of...
Law Firms Seek Share of Fees From $680M Fund in BP MDL
April 14, 2017
A recent NOLA.com story by Katherine Sayre, “BP Oil Spill: Two Louisiana Firms To Receive $87 Million Each in Attorney Fees,” reports that two law firms in New Orleans and Lafayette that led the...
Fee Request Reduced 90 Percent in VW Dealer Case
April 13, 2017
A recent Courthouse News story by Nicholas Iovino, “Judge Whacks 90% of Attorney Fees in VW Dealer Case,” reports that a federal judge cut more than $25 million from attorneys’ fees in a $1.2...
Report: Wells Fargo Was Too Focused on Legal Spend
April 12, 2017
A recent Bloomberg Big Law Business story by Gabe Friedman, “Wells Fargo Lawyers Were Too Cost Focused, Report Says,” reports on the recent abusive sales practices of Wells Fargo. The story...
A recent Law 360 story by Suevon Lee, “Judge OKs $150M in Fees in Dow, Boeing Nuke Pollution Suit,” reports that counsel for the Colorado residents who achieved a $375 million settlement with Dow...
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “Policy Limits Apply to Hospital System’s Defense Claims,” reports that the Fifth Circuit has ruled defense costs can count against insurance policy...
A recent NLJ story by Scott Graham, “Federal Circuit Faces Facts: District Judges Call Shots on Fee Awards,” reports that a District Court in Texas is on the verge of overruling the U.S. Court of...
Five Tips for Fee Agreement ADR Clauses
April 4, 2017
A recent The Recorder article by Randy Evans and Shari Klevens, “5 Tips for Fee Agreement ADR Clauses,” address ADR clauses in fee agreements. This article was posted with permission. The...
Five Fundamentals of Collecting Attorney Fees
April 3, 2017
A recent Daily Report article by Randy Evans and Shari Klevens, “5 Fundamentals of Collecting Fees,” addresses attorney fee collection. This article was posted with permission. The article...