December 22, 2017
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, by Max Mitchell, “Lawyers Want to Depose NFL Fee Expert Over Slashed Attorney Fees,” reports that attorneys from five law firms have asked the court presiding...
December 6, 2017
Hourly rates are the engine that drives attorney fees. Hour rates are the most important single factor in determining attorney fee awards. There are several factors that determine hourly rates. ...
November 28, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “9th Circ. Backs Appellate Attys’ Fees for Benefit Plan,” reports that a Ninth Circuit panel reversed a lower court’s denial of appellate attorneys'...
November 27, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Melissa Daniels, “UCLA Shoppers’ Attys Get Fraction of Fees Ask in FACTA Deal,” reports that a California judge said he’d award plaintiffs’ attorneys only about 6...
November 22, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Joyce Hanson, “Frito-Lay to Pay $2M in Fees in ‘All Natural’ Suit Deal,” reports that a New York federal judge approved the settlement of a class suit accusing...
November 21, 2017
A recent New York Law Journal story by Christine Simmons, “Judge Says Reed Smith Can’t Sue for $7M Slice of SAC Capital Fees,” reports that a Manhattan federal judge ruled that Reed Smith can't...
November 20, 2017
A recent Law.com story by C. Ryan Barber, “Greenberg Traurig Wins $2M Fee Award in Suit Against U.S. Government,” reports that a federal claims court judge ordered the government to pay $2 million...
November 15, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Diana Novak Jones, “Class Attys Fight Fee Cut at 7th Circ. In Pharmacy TCPA Row,” reports that counsel for a class of pharmacies asked the Seventh Circuit to allow them...
A recent Met News story, “Enhancement Based on ‘Risk’ Inapplicable in Seeking ‘Fees on Fees’ Award—C.A.” reports that an attorney fee award in connection with work done in securing fees...
November 7, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Darcy Reddan, “NCAA Athletes Fire Back at $41M Fee Objection,” reports that student-athletes suing the NCAA over alleged anti-competitive caps on scholarships pushed...
