A recent Law 360 story by Brian Dowling, “Raytheon Balks at Hourly Rate in $8.5M ERISA Fee Ask,” reports that Raytheon Co. has urged a Massachusetts federal judge to shrink what it calls a...
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A recent Law 360 story by Dave Simpson, “Attys Denied $12M Fees From ‘Modest At Best’ Facebook Deal,” reports that a California federal declined a bid for $12 million in fees for lawyers...
Quinn Emanuel Wins $14M in Attorney Fees in $5M Trial Case
April 30, 2021
A recent Law.com story by Nate Robson, “Quinn Emanuel Wins $14M in Legal Fees for Client’s $5M Case,” reports that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan landed nearly $14 million in legal fees...
Ninth Circuit Bumps Up Hourly Rate in Labor Case
April 19, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Lauren Berg, “9th Circ. Bumps Ore. Atty’s Hourly Fee Rate in Labor Case,” reports that a U.S. Department of Labor administrative law judge wrongly reduced an Oregon...
Ninth Circuit: $6M Fee Award Does Not Create ‘Windfall’
April 12, 2021
A recent Metropolitan News story, “$6 Million Attorney Fee Award Would Not Create ‘Windfall’,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, has reversed an order...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Ninth Circuit Ups Attorney Fee Award Against California From $4 Million to $8.2 Million,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that...
A recent Law 360 story by Michael Phillis, “Activists Request $850K in Atty Fees For Calif. Water Win,” reports that attorneys representing environmental groups want roughly $850,000 in attorney...
A recent article by Derek R. Lenzen, “Florida Appellate Court Holds Insured’s Attorneys’ Fee Award Multiplier Is Unsupported By Requirements,” reports that a Florida appellate court held...
A recent Law 360 story by Mike Curley, “Attys Get $80.6M in Apple IPhone Slowdown Settlement,” reports that a California federal judge greenlighted a settlement of up to $500 million for iPhone...
Judge Slams $32M Wells Fargo Fee Request as Unreasonable
March 18, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Wells Fargo Judge Slams $32M Atty Fee Bid As Unreasonable,” reports that a California federal judge said she'll preliminarily approve Wells Fargo's...