The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in two cases concerning attorney fees in patent litigation, including one cast as an avenue to deter frivolous litigation by patent trolls. The opinions ease...
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A recent Legal Times story, “Animal Rights Group Oppose $25M Fee Request in Circus Litigation,” reports that lawyers for animal rights group that unsuccessfully sued the producer of the...
A recent Am Law Daily story, “Billing Survey Shows Rates Ticking Up as Demand Dips,” reports that corporate clients purchased fewer hours from law firms in 2013 than they did the year...
A recent WSJ Law Blog story, “Chevron Asks Judge for $32.3 Million in Attorney Fees After Winning Case,” reports that Chevron Corp. has asked the judge who presided over the racketeering...
Supreme Court Considers Attorney Fee Shifting in Patent Litigation
February 27, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases involving the attorney fee provision of 35 U.S.C. § 285. That statute provides that a “court in exceptional cases may award...
Defense Lawyers Seek $25M in Fees in Circus Litigation
November 3, 2013
A recent BLT blog post, “Lawyers in Circus Litigation Seek $25M in Fees,” reports that lawyers for the producer of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus want the animal rights...
Supreme Court to Consider Patent Attorney Fee Awards
October 3, 2013
A recent ABA Journal story, “Can Patent Trolling Be Thwarted by Award of Attorney Fees? SCOTUS Accepts Two Cases on Fee Issue,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases...
10 Tips From Plaintiffs' Lawyers for Cutting Legal Costs
September 5, 2013
Plaintiffs’ lawyers and defense counsel use different billing models. Defense lawyers typically bill by the hour with their fees paid by a corporate client. Typically,...
Legal Bills for US Banks Exceed $100B
September 2, 2013
A recent Bloomberg story, “U.S. Bank Legal Bills Exceed $100 Billion,” reports that since the financial crisis the six biggest U.S. banks, led by JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Bank of...
Wall Street Debates Who Should Pay the Legal Bills
August 24, 2013
A recent New York Times story, “Wall Street Debates Who Should Pay Legal Bills,” by Andrew Ross Sorkin reports that the debate about who should foot the legal bill is an increasingly...