A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Labaton Rebuke Sends Message: Botch Fees and Pay a Price,” reports that by slashing $15 million in fees from Labaton Sucharow LLP and Thornton Law Firm...
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Phrama Firms Critical of Attorney Fee Request in Opioid MDL
February 27, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Field, “Opioid Cos. Slam Atty Fee Proposal That Could Reach $3.3B,” reports that drug companies told the Ohio federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation...
$6.8M Chinese Drywall Fee Allocation Dispute Heads to Arbitration
February 26, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by McCord Pagan, “Firm in Chinese Drywall MDL Must Arbitrate $6.8M Fee Tussle,” reports that a Louisiana federal judge has sent part of a $6.8 million fee dispute stemming...
37 AGs Critical of Attorney Fee Request in Opioid MDL
February 25, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Danielle Nichole Smith, “37 AGs Assail Plaintiffs’ Atty Fee Bid in Opioid MDL,” reports that a group of 37 attorneys general urged an Ohio federal judge to reject a...
Claims of ‘Excessive’ Hourly Rates in NFL Concussion Settlement
February 21, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Boysen, “Seeger Weiss for ‘Excessive’ Fee in Concussion Deal,” reports that a handful of law firms have again objected to Seeger Weiss LLP’s latest $1.2...
Article: The Need For Attorney Fee Expertise
February 20, 2020
A recent AI article by John D. O’Connor, “The Need For Attorney Fee Expertise (pdf),” reports on the need for attorney fee expertise to prove reasonable attorney fees and proper billing...
Technology Alone is Not the Answer to Outside Fee Guidelines
February 14, 2020
A recent American Lawyer story by Dan Packel, “‘Technology Alone Is Not the Answer’ Wilmer Revisits Outside Counsel Guidelines,” reports that the number of outside counsel guidelines that...
Attorney Fee Issues Addressed in Uber Class Settlement
January 30, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Mass. Judge Oks $3M Uber Deal After Atty Fee Concerns,” reports that a Massachusetts federal judge approved a $3 million settlement between Uber...
Class Counsel Win $15.2M Fee Award in Home Depot Breach
January 24, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “Home Depot Breach Class Attys Score $15.2M After Fee Fight,” reports that attorneys representing banks and other financial institutions that sued over Home...
Article: Two Overlooked Advantages of Hourly Billing
January 20, 2020
A recent Law 360 article by J.B. Heaton, “2 Overlooked Advantages of Hourly Fees,” reports on hourly billing advantages. This article was posted with permission. The article reads: I was...