A recent New Jersey Law Journal article by Paul J. Maselli, “Taxation of Attorney Fee Awards in Legal Malpractice Cases,” reports on the taxation of attorney fee awards in legal malpractice...
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A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Michael Booth, “High-Low Agreement Sets ‘Hard Limit,’ Court Says in Barring Additional Fee Award,” reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that...
Fees for Defending Fees – Post-Asarco Cases
December 4, 2017
A recent article by Benjamin Feder, “Fees for Defending Fees – Recent Rulings Permit Contractual Circumvention of Supreme Court’s Baker Botts v. Asarco Decision,” reports on post-Asarco...
Ninth Circuit Backs Attorney Fees in ERISA Appellate Work
November 28, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “9th Circ. Backs Appellate Attys’ Fees for Benefit Plan,” reports that a Ninth Circuit panel reversed a lower court’s denial of appellate attorneys'...
4 Reasons to Get Help on a Fee Requests
November 24, 2017
A recent CEBblog article by Julie Brook, “4 Reasons to Get Help on a Fee Motion,” reports on attorney fee requests. This article was posted with permission. The article reads: Just because...
A recent Met News story, “Enhancement Based on ‘Risk’ Inapplicable in Seeking ‘Fees on Fees’ Award—C.A.” reports that an attorney fee award in connection with work done in securing fees...
NCAA Athletes Fire Back at $41M Lone Fee Objector
November 7, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Darcy Reddan, “NCAA Athletes Fire Back at $41M Fee Objection,” reports that student-athletes suing the NCAA over alleged anti-competitive caps on scholarships pushed...
Judge Stands by $1.3M Fee Award in IP Action
October 25, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Sanford, ThermoLife Can’t Trim $1.3M Atty Fees in IP Suit,” reports that a California federal judge refused to rethink $1.3 million in attorneys’...
Know the Statutory Limits on Attorney Fees
October 5, 2017
A recent CEB blog article, “Know the Limits on Attorney Fees” by Julie Brook explores the statutory limits on attorney fees in California and federal statutes. This article was posted with...
Investor Seeks Attorney Fees in Compensation Savings Matter
September 26, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Vince Sullivan, “Puma Investor Seeks Fees for $20M in Director-Pay Savings,” reports that a shareholder of Puma Biotechnology Inc. filed suit in Delaware seeking the...