Former Client Sues High Profile Lawyer Over Fees
October 19, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Boies Schiller Sued by Former Client Over Fees” reports that high profile lawyer David Boies has been sued by a former client. The former client, G.K. Las...
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Attorney Calls $41M Fee Award "Lousy"
September 30, 2010
A recent Houston Chronicle story, “Ex-Clients Sue Lawyer Over Diet Drug Settlement” reports that ten former clients have sued George M. Fleming of Fleming & Associates, LLP in...
NJ Appeals Court Reverses Fee Award Citing Rendine
September 9, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Court Vacates $99,000 Fee to Counsel for Plaintiff Who Won $650” reports that a New Jersey appeals court overturned a $99,252 fee award in a consumer fraud case,...
CA Appeals Court Approves Fee Award That's Greater Than Damages
September 7, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Calif. Appeals Court Approves Contingency Fee Greater Than Client Award” reports that a California appeals court in San Francisco sided with Cotchett, Pitre &...
Judge Slashes Additional Attorney Fees for Milberg
August 26, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Judge Approves Less Than Half of Milberg’s ‘Unusual’ Added Fees Request” reports that U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Berman in New York has...
According to recent reports by the Associated Press, Republican Governor of Alabama Bob Riley has signed an executive order limiting attorney fees in lawsuits filed by the Alabama Attorney General...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in In Re Mercury Interactive Corp. (for publication) has snatched away a $29.3 million fee award that two law firms received for serving as lead...
Attorneys Vying to Split $4.8M in Legal Fees
August 18, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Fight Continues Over Split of $4.8 Million Fee in Dram Shop Case” reports that two law firms are fighting over nearly $5 million in legal fees in New Jersey. ...
A recent law.com story, “Insurer Hit With Fees for Balking at Defense of Mercury-Contaminated Day Care Center” reports that U.S. Liability Insurance Company must pay its insured $208,748...
Unique Attorney Fee Agreement Goes to Cal. Appeals Court
July 14, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Novel Fee Fight Lands at Calif. Appeals Court” reports that Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy v. Universal Paragon Corp. is set to be heard in San Francisco’s...