A recent Law 360 story by Khorri Atkinson, “Hospital, Whistleblower Told to Mediate Atty Fees in FCA Suit,” reports that Health Management Associates Inc. and a whistleblower, whose complaint...
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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...
Jones Day Says Pharma Client Owes $5.3M in Legal Bills
December 30, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Hailey Konnath, “Jones Day Says Pharma Client Owes $5.3M in Legal Bills,” reports that Jones Day sued a pharmaceutical company in New York state court, claiming the...
Fifth Circuit Revives $10M Fee Allocation Dispute
December 23, 2019
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Angela Morris, “Fifth Circuit Revives Plaintiffs Lawyer’s Claim Over His Share in $10 Fee Fight,” reports that a Houston attorney who couldn’t practice on a...
Sides Spar Over Attorney Fees in Kona Brewing Settlement
December 18, 2019
A recent Courthouse News story by Matthew Renda, “Sides Wrangle Over Attorney Fees in Kona Brewing Settlement,” reports that, a hearing to approve a settlement between a craft beer brewer and...
Fee Allocation Dispute Between Firms in Pelvic Mesh MDL
December 17, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “Blank Rome Says Andrus Wagstaff Owes Pelvic Mesh Fees,” reports that Blank Rome LLP has sued Andrus Wagstaff PC in Pennsylvania federal court, saying it is...
DOJ Asks Federal Circuit to Toss $7M Fee Award
December 5, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Tiffany Hu, “DOJ Asks Fed. Circ. To Scrap Dentons’ $7M Fee Award,” reports that the U.S. Department of Justice is asking the Federal Circuit to wipe out $7.4 million in...
Three Places Overbilling May Be Lurking
December 2, 2019
A recent Law 360 article by Andrew Strickler, “3 Places Overbilling May Be Lurking,” reports on overbilling. The article reads: By most accounts, the wild ol’ days of lawyer invoicing —...
PA Appeals Court: No ‘Fees for Fees’ in Trust’s $2.9M Fee Request
November 27, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Santoni, “Pa. Appeals Court Snuffs Trust’s $2.9M Bid for ‘Fees on Fees’,” reports that a trust that sought $4 million in legal fees over a $9,000 property...
Determining Who Should Serve as the Billing Partner
November 19, 2019
A recent Law.com article by Joel A. Rose, “Determining Who Should Serve as the Billing Partner,” reports that on the law firm’s management of billing partners. This article was posted with...