A recent Law 360 story by Alex Wolf, “Fee Examiner Says Too Many Attys at Puerto Rico Hearings,” reports that the firms representing Puerto Rico’s public debtors and creditor committees in the...
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Archive: 2018
Two Key Provisions for Your Fee Agreement
February 27, 2018
A recent CEBblog article by Julie Brooks, “2 Key Provisions for Your Fee Agreement,” writes about two keep provisions in fee agreement. This article was posted with permission. The article...
Ninth Circuit Asked to Rule on Fee Awards in MDLs
February 23, 2018
A recent Reuters story by Alison Frankel, “VW, Class Counsel Ask 9th Circuit to Refuse Fees for ‘Ghost Lawyers’,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has never had to decide...
CA Appeals Court Rules on Discretionary Attorney Fee Awards
February 22, 2018
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Parties May Render Award of Attorney Fees Discretionary,” reports that a contract that provides that the court “may” award attorney fees to the prevailing...
Sorry Clients: Higher Hourly Rates Really Do Pay Off
February 21, 2018
A recent American Lawyer story by Miriam Rozen article, “Sorry Client: Higher Law Firm Billing Rates Really Do Pay Off,” reports on the findings from the recent analysis by Citi Private Bank’s...
Facebook Investors Seek $129M in Attorney Fees
February 20, 2018
A recent Bloomberg Law story by Jacob Rund “Facebook Investors Seek $129M Fee in Fight Over Non-Voting Stock,” reports that lawyers representing Facebook Inc. stockholders who may have caused the...
Approval of Attorney Fee Defense Provisions Post-Asarco
February 19, 2018
A recent Legal Intelligencer article by Rudolph J. DiMassa Jr. and Jarret P. Hitchings, “Approval of Fee Defense Provisions in Retention Agreements Post-ASARCO,” on recent approval of fee defense...
NCAA Appeals $40M Fee Award to Ninth Circuit
February 16, 2018
A recent Courthouse News story by Nathan Solis, “NCAA Asks 9th Circuit to Strip $40M Fee Award From Student-Athletes” reports that the National Collegiate Athletic Association fought a $40 million...
Attorney Fees in Foreclosure Defense Before Florida Supreme Court
February 14, 2018
A recent Daily Business Review story by Samantha Joseph, “Attorney Fee Debate Heats Up as Florida Supreme Court Accepts Case” reports that a dispute over appellate attorney fees for prevailing...
A recent CEBblog articles by Judy Brook, “Did You Know You Can Collect Fees for Time Spent Collecting Fees?” reports on collecting on attorney fee awards and enforcing judgments. This article...