A recent article by Christopher P. Hahn, “Fifth Cir. Holds FDCPA Plaintiff Not Entitled to Attorney’s Fees Following Settlement,” reports on a recent case involving the federal Fair Debt...
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A recent Daily Business Review article by Jonathan Mann, "Appellate Brief: When Expert Testimony is Required to Obtain an Award of Attorney Fees," reports on whether a party seeking an award of...
Ninth Circuit Bumps Up Hourly Rate in Labor Case
April 19, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Lauren Berg, “9th Circ. Bumps Ore. Atty’s Hourly Fee Rate in Labor Case,” reports that a U.S. Department of Labor administrative law judge wrongly reduced an Oregon...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Charles Toutant, “Novel Holding in New Jersey: Law Firm Awarded $10M After Withdrawing From Case,” reports that a New Jersey judge has awarded $10 million...
A recent article by Laura Smithman, “ERISA’s Fee-Shifting Provision Permits Awards Against Parties, Not Attorneys,” reports on ERISA’s fee-shifting provision. This article was posted with...
Ninth Circuit: $6M Fee Award Does Not Create ‘Windfall’
April 12, 2021
A recent Metropolitan News story, “$6 Million Attorney Fee Award Would Not Create ‘Windfall’,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, has reversed an order...
A recent article by Derek R. Lenzen, “Florida Appellate Court Holds Insured’s Attorneys’ Fee Award Multiplier Is Unsupported By Requirements,” reports that a Florida appellate court held...
Sixth Circuit Reverses UAW’s Attorney Fee Award
March 15, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Braden Campbell, “6th Circ. Reverses UAW’s Fee Win in Retiree Health Care Suit,” reports that the Sixth Circuit wiped out a $180,000 fee award for the United Auto...
A recent Fordham Law Review working paper by Brian T. Fitzpatrick, “A Fiduciary Judge’s Guide To Awarding Fees in Class Actions (pdf),” considers the fiduciary role of judges in awarding...
Article: When is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee?
March 6, 2021
A recent article by Karen M. Morinelli and Samantha E. Dunton-Gallagher, “When Is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee? 11th Circuit’s Guidance on Reasonableness in FLSA Attorneys’ Fees Cases,”...