A recent Law 360 story by Rose Krebs, “3 Firms Get $16.8M for $60M Tesla-SolarCity Suit Deal,” reports that a Delaware vice chancellor approved Grant & Eisenhofer PA, Kessler Topaz Meltzer...
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Boston Calls $2.3M Fee Request ‘Beyond The Pale’
August 17, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Brian Dowling, “Boston Calls Officers’ $2.3M Fee Request ‘Beyond The Pale’” reports that calling the request "beyond the pale," the city of Boston asked a federal...
A recent Law 360 story by Linda Chiem, “Virgin Asks 9th Circ. To Ax $6M Atty Fee in Wage Spat” reports that Alaska Airlines and Virgin America asked the Ninth Circuit to vacate nearly $6 million...
Judge Won’t Approve Fees That Amount to $7,500 An Hour
July 24, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Judge Won’t OK Atty Fees She Says Equal $7,500 An Hour” reports that a California judge issued a tentative ruling approving Merrill Lynch's $12.5...
$23M in Attorney Fees in Yahoo Data Breach MDL
July 22, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Yahoo Data Breach MDL Attys Get $23M in Cut Fee Award” reports that a California federal judge approved a $117.5 million deal to resolve multidistrict...
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “AIG Unit Nabs $212K in Atty Fees After Coverage Row” reports that AIG unit National Union can collect nearly $212,000 in attorney fees after fending off a...
A recent Law 360 story by Daniel Siegal, “Atty Stuck With Slashed Fees After USAA Bad Faith Trial Win” reports that an Oregon federal judge refused to reconsider his ruling awarding only $179,000...
A recent Law 360 story by Julia Arciga, “Restasis Buyers Seek $16M Atty Fees in Antitrust Case” reports that a class of buyers that reached a $51 million settlement with Allergan over allegations...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “C.A. Affirms Attorney-Fee Award Not Boosted by Multiplier” reports that a California Court of Appeal has affirmed a decision by a Los Angeles Superior Court...
A recent Law 360 story by Dean Seal, “2nd Circ. Oks $20M Award For Madoff Investor Class Attys” reports that the Second Circuit rejected the last objection to a nearly $20 million fee award for...