A recent The Recorder story by Scott Graham, “Newegg Overcomes Acacia in Attorney Fee Fight,” reports that the Federal Circuit is putting its foot down on attorney fees. The D.C.-based appellate...
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One Year Later: Kirtaeng v. Wiley
June 20, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Donahue, “2nd Circ. To Reduce Fee Award in $655M Madoff Settlement” reports that a year later, experts say the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kirtsaeng v. John...
A recent Law 360 story by Michelle Casady, “Texas High Court Nixes New Trial in $42M Attys’ Fee Row,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court sided with the owner of a water supply company who...
A recent Reuters story by Allison Frankel, “Lodestar Rising? Calif. Federal Judges are Opting for Lodestar Awards in Megacases” reports on 3 recent fee awards in California mega-cases. The story...
Fee Request Challenge Sought in IP Suit
June 2, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Nicole Narea, “Stanford, ThermoLife Seek To Slash Fee Award in IP Suit” reports that Stanford University and ThermoLife International asked a California federal court to...
A recent NLJ story by Scott Graham, “Federal Circuit Faces Facts: District Judges Call Shots on Fee Awards,” reports that a District Court in Texas is on the verge of overruling the U.S. Court of...
NALFA Hosts CLE Program with Sitting Federal Judges
March 24, 2017
Today, NALFA hosted the CLE program “View From the Bench: Awarding Attorney Fees in Federal Litigation”. This program featured a panel of sitting federal judges. This is the third CLE program...
NALFA Podcast with Law Professor Charles Silver
March 17, 2017
NALFA hosts a podcast series on attorney fee issues. We talk with thought leaders, attorney fee experts, and attorney fee newsmakers who’ve helped shape and influence the jurisprudence of...
Federal Circuit: EAJA Fee Awards Must Use Local Rates
March 16, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Chuck Stanley, “Fed. Circuit Says EAJA Legal Fees Must Use Local Costs,” reports that awards for attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) must be...
Attorney Fees Not Subject to Damages Cap in Wage Case
March 8, 2017
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Zack Needles, “Attorney Fees Not Subject to Damages Cap in Wage Case, Court Says,” reports that attorney fees can be awarded under the Pennsylvania Wage...