A recent Law 360 story by Nathan Hale, “Fla. High Court Asked to Clarify Atty Fee Award Calculation,” reports that a Florida appeals court suggested that a clash between case law and its own...
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A recent The Recorder story by Amanda Bronstad, “Plaintiffs Lawyers in $800M Chrysler Emissions Settlement Want $66M,” reports that plaintiffs lawyers who helped craft an $800 million settlement...
A recent Law 360 story by Dean Seal, “Lieff Cabraser, Kessler Topaz Seek $23.2M for BNY Deal,” reports that attorneys for a class of investors want 30% of the $72.5 million settlement they...
$16M Fee Request in $100M CR England Class Action Settlement
April 30, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Danielle Nicole Smith, “Truckers’ Attys Want $16M Cut of $100M CR England Deal,” reports that attorneys for a class of drivers allegedly tricked into giving trucking...
A recent New York Law Journal article by Thomas E.L. Dewey of Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, “District Court Reduces Class Counsel’s Attorney Fee Award in Light of Reversionary Clause,” reports...
A recent Law 360 story by Michelle Casady, “Texas Justices Clarify Evidence Needed for Atty Fees,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court clarified what evidence lawyers must present to support...
A recent Law 360 story by Nadia Dreid, “Attys Seek $34M From Lithium Battery Price-Fixing Deals,” reports that attorneys who worked out more than $113 million in settlements on behalf of buyers...
US Trustee: You Can’t Seal Attorney Fees in Chapter 11
April 24, 2019
A recent Law.com by Rose Krebs, “US Trustee Says White Eagle Can’t Keep Fee Bids Sealed,” reports that the Office of the U.S. Trustee told the Delaware bankruptcy court that insurance policy...
Judge May Get Involved in Pelvic Mesh Fee Allocation Dispute
April 23, 2019
A recent Law.com by Max Mitchell, “Pelvic Mesh Judge Isn't Obligated to Probe Allegations of 'Self-Dealing' in Fee Fight--But He Might Dive In,” reports that although allegations of fee-padding...
NCAA Seeks Billing Records in $45M Attorney Fee Dispute
April 22, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Christopher Cole, “NCAA Demands Billing Records in $45M Atty Fees Fight,” reports that the NCAA is fighting a push for almost $45 million in attorney fees by the legal...