A recent Global Post story, “Judge OKs Activision $275 Million Shareholder Settlement, $72 Million for Lawyers,” reports that a Delaware judge approved a $275 million shareholder...
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A recent New York Law Journal story, “Magistrate Cuts ‘Princely’ Fee Proposal by 80 Percent,” reports that a federal magistrate judge approved a $1.375 million class...
Attorney Fee Trends in MDL: What is "Common?"
May 19, 2015
A recent law firm blog post, “Attorney Fee Trends in Multidistrict Litigation: What is ‘Common?’”, by Alicia M. Raines and Jennifer R. Tudor of Barnes & Thornburg LLP...
An upcoming Columbia Law Review article by law professors Lynn Baker and Charles Silver of the University of Texas and Michael Perino of St. John’s University entitled “Is the Price Right:...
Ohio is Latest State to Seek to Cap Fees for Outside Counsel
March 25, 2015
A recent Columbus Dispatch story, “Ohio Senate OKs Cap on Contingency Fees to Outside Lawyers,” reports that a move to make Ohio the latest to cap what the state can pay outside lawyers in...
A recent New York Times story, “Chunk of New Jersey’s Money from Exxon Settlement is to Go to Legal Fees,” reports that New Jersey’s decision to settle a multibillion-dollar...
A recent Law 360 story, “VW, Audi Owners Win $15.5M in Attys’ Fees in Oil Sludge MDL,” reports that a Massachusetts federal judge approved roughly $15.5 million in attorneys’...
NJ Appeals Court Upholds Fee Reductions
January 22, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Court OKs Slash of $94K Fee Application by More Than Half,” reports that even in a fee-shifting case, it’s permissible for a judge evaluating...
Fee Request Filed in MF Global Metals Settlement
January 15, 2015
A recent Law 360 story, “Atty Seek Fees in $27M MF Global Metals Settlement,” reports that attorneys representing plaintiffs in two class actions against MF Global Inc. asked a New York...
Challenge to $30M Fee Award in Apple E-Book Price Fixing Settlement
January 12, 2015
A recent Law 360 story, “E-Books Buyer Appeals $30M Attys’ Fee Award in Apple Deal” reports that an e-book buyer lodged an appeal challenging the $30 million in attorneys’ fee...