A recent Law 360 article by Paul Aloe, “Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction,” responses to another Law 360 article, “Legal Prediction is Demanding But Not Impossible.” ...
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Law Firms See Attorney Fee Reductions from State Street Case
February 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “3 Law Firms See $15M Chopped From State Street Fees,” reports that a federal judge slashed attorney fees for Labaton Sucharow, Thornton Law and Lieff...
Article: Five Lessons for Recovering Attorney Fees in Texas
February 24, 2020
A recent BizLitNews article by Amanda Taylor, “Recovering Attorney’s Fees in Texas: Five Lessons,” reports on attorney fee recovery in Texas. This article was posted with permission. The...
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...
Judge: Vague Billing Entries in Boston Scientific FCA Suit
February 19, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “’Vague’ Fee Entries Targeted in Boston Scientific FCA Suit,” reports that a New Jersey federal judge said whistleblowers’ lawyers should get about...
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...
Hotel Group Seeks Attorney Fee Reductions
February 7, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Kelly Zegers, “Hotel Wants Four Seasons’ $1M Atty Fee Request Slashed,” reports that Burton Way Hotels Ltd. asked a California federal court on to slice by more than...
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...
$6.2M Fee Award in Virgin Airline Wage Class Action
January 21, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Vin Gurrieri, “Attys Behind $77M Virgin Wage Win Sought $13M Get $6M,” reports that lawyers for Virgin America flight attendants who recently won $77 million over claims...