A recent Metropolitan News story, “Slashing Fee Award to 28 Percent of Amount Claimed Was Warranted,” reports that the Court of Appeal for this district has affirmed Los Angeles Superior Court...
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Category: Fee Award Factors
$3.8M in Attorney Fees Sought in Sorin MDL
March 30, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Santoni, “Anapol Weiss Seeks Much of $3.8M Sorin MDL,” reports that Anapol Weiss is seeking nearly $2 million for helping clients reach a global settlement over...
Ohio Supreme Court Cuts $4M in Fees; Redefines Lodestar
March 26, 2020
A recent Bloomberg Law story by Alex Ebert, “$4M Attorney Fee Award Cut in Half by Ohio High Court,” reports that a nearly $4 million payday for a prevailing group of attorneys was lopped in half...
A recent Law 360 story by Nadia Dreid, “Cotchett Pitre Gets $8.3M in Fees in Resistor Antitrust Fight,” reports that Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP will walk away with $8.3 million for its...
Judge Reduces Attorney Fees in Target Class Action
March 24, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Brian Dowling, “Target Class Settlement Doesn’t Merit Hefty Fee, Judge Says,” reports that a Massachusetts federal judge has slashed a plaintiffs' firm's cut of a $2.3...
$7.3M in Attorney Fees in Fitbit Class Action
March 20, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Mike Curley, “Atty Awarded $7M Fee in Fitbit Sleep-Tracker Class Suit,” reports that a California federal judge approved just over $7 million in fees to attorneys...
$6.5M Fee Award in Banc of California Settlement
March 18, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emilie Ruscoe, “Robbins Geller Get $6.5M for Banc of California Settlement,” reports that a Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP team was awarded attorney fees of more...
Second Circuit Affirms $15M Fee Award in Dam Breach Action
March 16, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Morgan Conley, “2nd Circ. Affirms $15M Fee Award for Dam Breach Deal Attys,” reports that the Second Circuit ruled attorneys from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and...
$245M in Attorney Fees in Pinnacle Hip Implant MDL
March 12, 2020
A recent Law.com story by Amanda Bronstad, “Lawyers Suing Over DePuy’s Pinnacle Hip Implant Set to Receive $245M,” reports that a federal judge has approved an estimated $245 million in fees and...
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...