A recent Law 360 story by Dean Seal, “2nd Circ. Oks $20M Award For Madoff Investor Class Attys” reports that the Second Circuit rejected the last objection to a nearly $20 million fee award for...
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Category: Contingency Fees / POF
A recent Law 360 story by Kevin Penton, “3rd Circuit Urged to Revive Pelvic Mesh Atty Fee Suit” reports that the Third Circuit should correct a mistake by a New Jersey federal court that allowed...
The Nation’s Top Attorney Fee Experts of 2020
June 24, 2020
NALFA, a non-profit group, is building a worldwide network of attorney fee expertise. Our network includes members, faculty, and fellows with expertise on the reasonableness of attorney fees. We...
A recent Law.com story by Christopher Niesche, “Victoria Becomes First Australian State to OK Contingency Fees” reports that Victoria has become the first state in Australia to allow contingency...
A recent Law 360 story by Pete Brush, “$88M Cut From Requested $157.5M Atty Fee in Namenda Deal” reports that a Manhattan federal judge slashed nearly $88 million from a $157.5 million fee award...
Article: Fee Sharing Between Discharged Counsel and New Counsel in Contingent Fee Cases
June 5, 2020
A recent The Legal Intelligencer article by Sarah Sweeney and Thomas Wilkinson of Cozen O'Connor, “Fee Division Between Discharged Counsel and New Counsel in Contingent Fee Cases” reports on the...
A recent Law 360 story by Mike Curley, “Opioid MDL Judge Orders More Briefing on $3B Atty Fees” reports that an Ohio federal judge overseeing sprawling opioid multidistrict litigation adopted the...
Federal Judge: Accept Fee Award or Hire Fee Expert
May 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Judge Makes Schlichter Bogard $5M Fee Offer It Won’t Refuse” reports that Schlichter Bogard & Denton LLP and two other firms will receive nearly...
A recent Law 360 story by Frank Runyeon, “$750M Namenda Deal OK’d But 21% Atty Fee Request in Doubt” reports that a Manhattan federal judge approved a landmark $750 million settlement over...
A recent Daily Journal article by Heather L. Rosing and David M. Majchrzak, “The Evolution of Fee Disputes: How To Protect Yourself in a New Day & Age” reports on avoiding attorney fee...