A recent FC&S Legal article by Steven Meyerowitz, “The Florida Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for Insureds’ Attorneys to get Big Fee Awards,” reports on a recent decision by the Florida...
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Insurer’s Fee Request Challenged by Film Producer
September 8, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “Producer Fights Insurer’s $1.9M Fee Bid in Film Accident Row,” reports that the producer of an Allman Brothers biopic objected to a demand it pay $1.9...
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “Policy Limits Apply to Hospital System’s Defense Claims,” reports that the Fifth Circuit has ruled defense costs can count against insurance policy...
Attorney Fees Against Lloyd’s Underwriters Affirmed
March 31, 2017
A recent Business Insurance story by Judy Greenwald, “Bad Faith, Attorneys Fee Awards Against Lloyd’s Underwriters Affirmed,” reports that a California appeals court has upheld a $50,000...
AIG, Other Insurers Liable for Verizon Defense Fees & Costs
March 29, 2017
A recent Business Insurance story by Judy Greenwald, “AIG, Other Insurers Liable for Verizon Defense Costs in Failed Spinoff,” reports that an American International Group Inc. (AIG) unit and...
When Someone Else Pays the Legal Bills
March 7, 2017
A recent CEBblog article by Julie Brook, “When Someone Else Is Paying Your Fees,” writes about when a third party pays some of all of your legal fees in California. This article was posted with...
Insurer Fights Fee Discovery in Texas
February 22, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Michelle Casady, “Texas High Court Told to Nix Attys’ Fee Discovery Ruling,” reports that National Lloyd's Insurance Co. urged the Texas Supreme Court to upend a lower...
What are Best Practice in Outside Legal Fee Analysis?
February 20, 2017
Legal fee analysis is the comprehensive review and analysis of attorney fees and costs in an outside legal matter. Professionals who perform outside legal fee analysis include attorney fee experts,...
Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Attorney Fees in Insurance Coverage Actions
February 14, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Kat Sieniuc, “Ore. Justices Clarify Requirements for Attorney Fees in Coverage Battle,” reports that the Oregon Supreme Court tackled the state’s requirements for an...
Eleventh Circuit: Attorney Fees Not Covered by Liability Insurance in Infringement Case
January 11, 2017
A recent Daily Business Review story, “Court: Infringement Case Fees Not Covered by Insurance,” reports that liability insurance won't cover a West Palm Beach-based company's legal fees for the...