January 23, 2017
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Texas Supreme Court Stands Aside in Prickly Fight Over Contingency Fees,” by Scott Graham reports that the Texas Supreme Court has turned down serial patent...
January 19, 2017
A recent law firm blog post, “Attorney Fees Awards in Lanham Act,” by James Bikoff and Holly James of Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP in Washington, DC report on attorney on attorney fee awards...
January 18, 2017
A recent New York Law Journal article, “The Possible Consequences of Pursing Outstanding Legal Fees,” by Sue C. Jacobs of Goodman & Jacbos LLP in New York, considers the consequences of...
January 17, 2017
A recent Law 360 story, “9th Circ. Hands CarMax Fee Dispute to Lower Court,” reports that the Ninth Circuit said that the district court should decide on whether a consumer deserves attorneys'...
January 16, 2017
A recent Law 360 story, “3rd Circ. Vacates Fee Award After Unjustified Fourfold Bump,” reports that the Third Circuit vacated a Delaware federal court order last year granting about $1.1 million...
January 13, 2017
A recent American Lawyer story, “With $150M and Counting in Big Law Bills, Caesars Bankruptcy Approaches Finish Line,” reports that, the clock is ticking on a lucrative piece of work for lawyers...
A recent law.com story, “Decision on Attorney-Client Privilege Spooks Defense Bar,” reports that a closely divided California Supreme Court limited the protection afforded to legal bills under...
January 11, 2017
A recent Daily Business Review story, “Court: Infringement Case Fees Not Covered by Insurance,” reports that liability insurance won't cover a West Palm Beach-based company's legal fees for the...
A recent New York Law Journal article, “Are Contractually-Agreed Prevailing Party Attorney Fees Covered Under a CGL Policy?” by Costantino P. Suniano and Daniel Markewich of Mound Cotton ask...
January 9, 2017
A recent Texas Lawbook article, “Exclusive: Legal & Financial Advisers Feast on Bankruptcy Fees from the Oil Patch,” reports that, when times were good in the oil patch and crude was selling...
