A recent Law 360 story by Juan Carlos Rodriguez, “Class Counsel in Dow Pollution Suit Slam Attys’ Fee Bid,” reports that lead class counsel representing residents in a $375 million settlement...
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Archive: 2017
Judge Stands By Fee Split in Wells Fargo Class Action
November 2, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Dave Simpson, “Court Won’t Nix Fee Split in Wells Fargo Case Dispute” reports that an Iowa federal judge declined to set aside a decision that requires one of the...
Ninth Circuit Remands BAR/BRI Fee Award for Second Time
November 1, 2017
A recent MetNews story, “Ninth Circuit Vetoes Attorney Fee Award for Second Time” reports that the Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals has, for a second time, remanded a case to the District Court for...
Report: New Jersey Hourly Rates Near the Top Nationwide
October 31, 2017
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by David Gialanella, “NJ Hourly Rates Near the Top Nationwide, Report, Report Finds” reports that New Jersey trails only a handful of markets when it comes...
Attorneys Earn $1.5M in $4.8M FLSA Overtime Class Action
October 31, 2017
A recent Legal Intelligencer Insider story by P.J. Dannunzio, “FLSA Overtime Class Action Settles for $4.8M, Lawyers Get $1.5M” reports that a group of landscapers suing their employer for...
Fee Allocation Dispute in NFL Concussion Litigation
October 30, 2017
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Max Mitchell, “NFL Concussion Lawyers Pile on Seeger’s $70M Fee Request” reports that nearly 20 attorneys and firms involved in the NFL concussion...
NALFA Analysis: Partner Bankruptcy Rates
October 27, 2017
NALFA conducted a survey of partner hourly rates in bankruptcy cases. NALFA examined dozens of court filings in bankruptcy cases over the past couple years. The following results of our survey are...
Attorney Fees Back in Play in Florida Tobacco Verdict
October 26, 2017
A recent Daily Business Review story by Samantha Joseph, “Attorney Fees Back in Play on $10.5 Million Tobacco Verdict” reports that cigarette makers in a products liability case failed to show...
Judge Stands by $1.3M Fee Award in IP Action
October 25, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Sanford, ThermoLife Can’t Trim $1.3M Atty Fees in IP Suit,” reports that a California federal judge refused to rethink $1.3 million in attorneys’...
A recent FC&S Legal article by Steven Meyerowitz, “The Florida Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for Insureds’ Attorneys to get Big Fee Awards,” reports on a recent decision by the Florida...