A recent Law 360 story by Kevin Penton, “3rd Circuit Urged to Revive Pelvic Mesh Atty Fee Suit” reports that the Third Circuit should correct a mistake by a New Jersey federal court that allowed...
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The Nation’s Top Attorney Fee Experts of 2020
June 24, 2020
NALFA, a non-profit group, is building a worldwide network of attorney fee expertise. Our network includes members, faculty, and fellows with expertise on the reasonableness of attorney fees. We...
SCOTUS Stays Out of Fee Dispute in Humana ERISA Suit
June 22, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “High Court Stays Out of Fee Fight in Humana ERISA Suit” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court said it won't review the Fifth Circuit's finding that health...
Humana Does Want Attorney Fee Dispute in SCOTUS
June 8, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “Humana Says Atty Fee Fight Not Worth High Court’s Time” reports that health insurer Humana has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to review the Fifth...
Article: Fee Sharing Between Discharged Counsel and New Counsel in Contingent Fee Cases
June 5, 2020
A recent The Legal Intelligencer article by Sarah Sweeney and Thomas Wilkinson of Cozen O'Connor, “Fee Division Between Discharged Counsel and New Counsel in Contingent Fee Cases” reports on the...
A recent Law 360 story by Mike Curley, “Opioid MDL Judge Orders More Briefing on $3B Atty Fees” reports that an Ohio federal judge overseeing sprawling opioid multidistrict litigation adopted the...
A recent Daily Business Review story by Raychel Lean, “In Rare News for Plaintiffs Lawyers, Miami Attorney Stages Fee Fight Against Big Tobacco – And Wins $2.4 Million” reports that the first...
Federal Judge: Accept Fee Award or Hire Fee Expert
May 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Judge Makes Schlichter Bogard $5M Fee Offer It Won’t Refuse” reports that Schlichter Bogard & Denton LLP and two other firms will receive nearly...
A recent Daily Journal article by Heather L. Rosing and David M. Majchrzak, “The Evolution of Fee Disputes: How To Protect Yourself in a New Day & Age” reports on avoiding attorney fee...
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, “Houston Retailer Alleges Offit Kurman Overbilled for Defense Work, E-Discovery” reports that a Texas lawsuit alleging “unconscionable...