A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Judge Issues $4.5M Judgment, but Slashes Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Fees,” reports that plaintiff lawyers won a jury trial and a $4.5 million final judgment for...
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A recent American Lawyer story, “An Expensive Victory for the Beastie Boys,” reports that the Beastie Boys had the right to hire a “Cadillac” legal team at Sheppard Mullin to...
SCOTUS: No "Fee for Fees" in Chapter 11 Cases
June 15, 2015
Today, in a 6-3 decision (pdf), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that bankruptcy attorneys must bear the expense of defending their fees, which could make it harder for lawyers to get paid for their...
$19M Fee Award in False Claims Act Suit
June 11, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Whistleblower’s Attorney Fees: $16.5M, Plus $2.5M in Expenses, Costs,” reports that in a final judgment issued on June 9, U.S. District Judge...
Judge Cuts Fees Sought in Texas Oil Dispute
June 8, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Judge Slashes Attorney Fees in $4M Oil Patch Dispute,” reports that a west Texas federal judge gave a proposal for attorney fees a $12,000 haircut after...
Great Reviews for NALFA Webinars
June 3, 2015
NALFA is hosting a series of webinars on attorney fee and legal billing issues throughout 2015. All our webinars are free for NALFA members and NALFA clients. So far this year, NALFA has...
A recent The Recorder story, “Judge Refuses Most Fees Sought in Acquihire Case,” reports that lawyers with Arnold & Porter and McCarter & English scored a win for their client...
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Panel Vacates $200K Attorney Fee for JHO’s Lack of Records,” reports that a nearly $200,000 attorney fee award was vacated by an appellate...
A recent The Record story, “Federal Circuit Signals Nuisance Settlements Should Factor in Fee-Shifting,” reports that two judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit...
A recent Global Post story, “Judge OKs Activision $275 Million Shareholder Settlement, $72 Million for Lawyers,” reports that a Delaware judge approved a $275 million shareholder...