A recent New Jersey Law Journal article, “When Attorney Fees Can Be Awarded in Legal Mal Actions Brought By Non-Client,” by John L. Slimm and Jeremy J. Zacharias of Marshall Dennehey Warner...
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Jenner Wins in $4.4M Contingency Fee Dispute
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...
Attorney Fee Awards in the Lanham Act
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...
Ninth Circuit Remands CarMax Fee Entitlement Dispute
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'...
Third Circuit Vacates Fee Award Over Fourfold Lodestar Multiplier
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...
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...
Texas Judge Adds $700K in Attorney Fees in Age Bias Case
January 5, 2017
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Judge Adds $700K in Attorney Fees to $150K Award in Age Bias Case,” reports that a Texas judge in Houston has awarded $767,742 in attorney fees—an amount that...
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Judge Slashes $10M in Fees Over Firm’s Use of Temporary Associates,” reports that criticizing a plaintiffs firm for hiring temporary associates for routine...
Top Attorney Fee Headlines of 2016
January 2, 2017
NALFA News Blog covers important news on attorney fees and legal billing matters, including state and federal attorney fee jurisprudence throughout the U.S. Here are some of the most consequential...
Settlement Offer Irrelevant to Setting of Attorney Fees
December 29, 2016
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Settlement Offer Irrelevant to Setting of Attorney Fees,” reports that ta California Court of Appeals reversed an attorney fee award of $72,000 because the...