A recent New York Law Journal article, “Are Contractually-Agreed Prevailing Party Attorney Fees Covered Under a CGL Policy?” by Costantino P. Suniano and Daniel Markewich of Mound Cotton ask...
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Florida Supreme Court: Insurer Required to Pay Legal Fees
November 14, 2016
A recent Daily Business Review story, “Florida Supreme Court Says Insurer Required to Foot Legal Fees,” reports that the Florida Supreme Court said a property insurer must pay the attorney fees...
Former Goldman Sachs Programmer Can’t Recoup Legal Fees
July 21, 2016
A recent Reuters story “Ex-Goldman Programmer Cannot Recoup From Bank-Judge” reports that a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc programmer who has spent seven years and incurred more than $8 million...
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Judge Ordered to Pay Legal Fees of FIFA Official,” reports that insurers have been ordered to pay the legal fees of a FIFA official arrested in a...
Media Company Sues Insurer Over $4M in Legal Fees
January 27, 2016
A recent the Indianapolis Business Journal story, “Emmis Sues Insurer Over $4M in Legal Fees,” reports that Emmis Communications Corp. has filed breach-of-contract suit against a New York-based...
Insurers Must Pay Port $2.5M in Attorney Fees
January 8, 2016
A recent the Daily News Online story, “Judge Orders Insurers to Pay Port $2.5M in Attorney Fees” reports that a Cowlitz County, WA judge has ordered a group of insurers to pay the Port of...
Liberty Mutual on the Hook for Attorney Fees in Gulf Oil Spill
December 1, 2015
A recent Business Insurance story, “Liberty Mutual on Hook for Gulf Oil Spill Attorney Fees” reports that a federal appeals court has ruled against an insurer in its quest to avoid paying...
U.S. Army Must Pay KBR’s $30M Legal Tab
October 16, 2015
A recent Project On Government Oversight (POGO) story, “The Army Must Pay KBR $30 Million for Legal Fees,” by Neil Gordon, reports that the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA)...
NALFA Hosts Successful Program on Attorney Fees & Ethics
September 24, 2015
Today, NALFA hosted its fourth professional development and CLE program on attorney fee and legal billing matters of the year. The 90-minute program, “Attorney Fees & Ethics: It Pays To Be...
A recent blog post, “California Court Allows Insurer to Sue Independent Counsel for Fees” by Whitney Warren, discusses the recent California Supreme Court decision in Hartford Casualty...