A recent Law 360 story by Rosie Manins, “Split Ga. Court Nixes $12M Atty Fees in Wrongful Death Suit,” reports that a divided Georgia appellate court vacated a $12.7 million attorney fees award...
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Facebook Challenges $12M Fee Request in Data Breach Case
March 11, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Hailey Konnath, “Facebook Slams $12M Atty Fees Request in Data Breach Row,” reports that Facebook opposed a $12 million attorney fees request from counsel representing...
$203M Attorney Fee Request in Flint Water Settlement
March 10, 2021
A recent Law.com story by Amanda Bronstad, “Plaintiffs Counsel in Flint Water Settlement Seek $200M in Attorney Fees,” reports that plaintiffs lawyers who obtained a settlement in the Flint,...
A recent Fordham Law Review working paper by Brian T. Fitzpatrick, “A Fiduciary Judge’s Guide To Awarding Fees in Class Actions (pdf),” considers the fiduciary role of judges in awarding...
Article: When is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee?
March 6, 2021
A recent article by Karen M. Morinelli and Samantha E. Dunton-Gallagher, “When Is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee? 11th Circuit’s Guidance on Reasonableness in FLSA Attorneys’ Fees Cases,”...
Judge Says School District Overpaid Morgan Lewis
March 5, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Lauren Berg, “Judge Says School District ‘Greatly Overpaid’ Morgan Lewis,” reports that a New York federal judge awarded millions of dollars in attorney fees to the...
$4.8M Fee Award to Fenwick in Patent Litigation
March 3, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Hailey Konnath, “Fenwick Lands $4.6M in Fees in Amazon-PersonalWeb IP Fight,” reports that the Fenwick & West LLP team representing Amazon in PersonalWeb's failed...
$9M in Attorney Fees in Fidelity Workers 401K Settlement
February 27, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Alexis Shanes, “Fidelity Workers’ Attys Get $9M Cut of 401K Settlement,” reports that a Boston federal court approved $9 million in fees for the attorneys who helped...
Fee Request Reduced in Hospital Whistleblower Action
February 23, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Nathan Hale, “Hospital Whistleblower’s $1M Fees Award Falls Short of Goal,” reports that a whistleblower whose complaint against now-defunct hospital chain Health...
Kessler Topaz Garner $41M in Attorney Fees for Snap Investors
February 21, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Emilie Ruscoe, “Kessler Topaz Garners $41.1M For Repping Snap Investors,” reports that Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP attorneys will take home $41.1 million for...