A recent Law 360 story by Kevin Penton, “Fed Circ. Won’t Let Attys Get Fees From Feds on Vet’s Behalf,” reports that attorneys lack standing under federal law to sue the federal government on...
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$22.5M Fee Award in Mushroom Antitrust Settlement
January 10, 2020
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Max Mitchell, “US Judge Awards $18M in Attorney Fees After Settlement in Mushroom Antitrust Suit,” reports that the judge handling the litigation...
Class Counsel Says He Was Cheated Out of $2.6M in Attorney Fees
January 9, 2020
A recent Daily Report story by Greg Land, “Lawyer Booted From Class Action Says He Was Cheated Out of $2.6M in Legal Fees,” reports that a Georgia law firm is accused of scheming to cheat its...
Fee Request Slashed in Sunoco Pipeline Challenge
January 7, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Matt Fair, “Pa. Enviro Board Slashes Fee Award in Pipeline Challenge,” reports that a Pennsylvania environmental appeals board granted only a fraction of a...
Attorneys Must Show Work in $23M Fee Request
January 3, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “Attys Must Show Work for $23M in American Realty Deal,” reports that a New York federal judge pointed to a lack of billing records as he held off approving...
$1.2M Fee Award in Chipotle Data Breach Class Action
December 31, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Joyce Hanson, “Up to $1.6M Deal Over Chipotle Data Breach Gets Judge’s OK,” reports that a Colorado federal judge approved a class action settlement that will result...
FTC Ordered to Pay Attorney Fees and Costs Under EAJA
December 27, 2019
A recent NLJ story by Mike Scarcella, “FTC Ordered to Pay $843K in Legal Fees, Costs After Losing Privacy Case,” reports that the Federal Trade Commission must pay more than $843,000 in attorney...
Federal Circuit Faults Judge in Patent Fee Award
December 26, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Davis, “Fed. Circ. Faults Judge’s $444K Fee Award in IV Patent Case,” reports that the Federal Circuit vacated a Delaware judge’s decision ordering patent...
$1.7M in Attorney Fees Awarded in $6.9M ERISA Action
December 24, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Firm Win $1.7M in Fees in $6.9M Retirement Benefits Suit,” reports that attorneys from Nichols Kaster PLLP, Block & Leviton LLP and MKLLC Law were...
Fifth Circuit: $10M Fee Allocation Needs More Analysis
December 20, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Celeste Bott, “5th Circ. Says Judge Botched Divvy of $10M Atty Fee Award,” reports that the Fifth Circuit vacated the allocation of $10 million in attorney fees in a...