A recent Lexology article by Tyler Maulsby, “Fee Applications: Be Careful What You Wish For Because Everyone May Find Out” reports on the recent case involving an attempt to destroy law firm...
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A recent Texas Lawyer story by Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, “Houston Retailer Alleges Offit Kurman Overbilled for Defense Work, E-Discovery” reports that a Texas lawsuit alleging “unconscionable...
Do Outside Billing Guidelines Hurt the Profession?
April 21, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Aebra Coe, “Do Strict Outside Counsel Guidelines Hurt the Profession?,” reports that an American Bar Association presentation offered two opposing perspectives on a...
Citing Billing Practices, Judge Slashes Attorney Fees
April 20, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Brian Dowling, “ ‘Excessive’ Robins Kaplan Fee Bid Slashed in Covidien Case,” reports that citing "pervasive shortcomings" in the firm's billing practices, a...
PNC’s Says Legal Bills Are Off-Limits to Assault Victim
April 13, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Cara Salvatore, “PNC’s Legal Bills Are Off-Limits in Assault Case, Bank Says,” reports that PNC Bank told a New Jersey court that a former wealth manager who won $2.4...
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Labaton Rebuke Sends Message: Botch Fees and Pay a Price,” reports that by slashing $15 million in fees from Labaton Sucharow LLP and Thornton Law Firm...
A recent Law 360 article by Paul Aloe, “Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction,” responses to another Law 360 article, “Legal Prediction is Demanding But Not Impossible.” ...
Law Firms See Attorney Fee Reductions from State Street Case
February 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “3 Law Firms See $15M Chopped From State Street Fees,” reports that a federal judge slashed attorney fees for Labaton Sucharow, Thornton Law and Lieff...
NJ Justices Toss ‘Unsound’ Attorney Fee Ethics Rules
January 29, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “NJ Justices Throw Out ‘Unsound’ Ethics Rules for Atty Fees,” reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court upended new ethics rules from an appellate...
Article: Ten Ways That Outside Counsel May Hide Overbilling
January 16, 2020
A recent Corporate Counsel article by Ryan Loro, “10 Ways That Outside Counsel Disguise Overbilling,” reports on overbilling from outside counsel. This article was posted with permission. The...