A recent Law 360 story by Dave Simpson, “9th Circ. Nixes $14.8M Atty Fees in Dishwasher Defect Deal,” reports that the Ninth Circuit sent back a lower court's approval of $14.8 million in fees for...
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Full Eleventh Circuit Urged to Buck Ban on Class Incentive Awards
October 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Allison Grande, “Full 11th Circ. Urged to Buck Ban on Class Incentive Awards,” reports that the full Eleventh Circuit is being pressed to review a panel decision in a...
Article: A Mixed Ruling on Coupon Redemption Rates and Attorney Fees
September 8, 2020
A recent Law.com article by Diane Flannery, Trent Taylor, Frank Talbott, and Andrew Gann of McGuireWooods LLP, “A Mixed Ruling on Coupon Redemption Rates and Atty Fees,” reports on the recent...
In Dissent, Ninth Circuit Judge Rips Fees Equaling $6700 an Hour
September 2, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “In Dissent. 9th Circ. Judge Rips Fees Equaling $6,700 An Hour,” reports that a split Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the approval of a $14.5 million...
Attorney fee awards are a major driver of class action litigation – both in the employment and other contexts. How they are awarded, and what is “reasonable” has been an ongoing source of...
Federal Circuit Backs Attorney Fee Cap in IDEA Cases
August 14, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Andrew Karpan, “DC Circ. Backs Atty Fee Cap in Civil Right Row” reports that the D.C. Circuit rejected the efforts of attorneys representing hundreds of parents in a...
Sixth Circuit Tosses Hourly Rates Citing ‘Community Market Rule’
August 12, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Field, “6th Circ. Wipes Out Atty Fee Award in Vita-Mix Blender Deal” reports that the Sixth Circuit vacated a nearly $4 million attorney fees award in a class...
NALFA Releases 3 Models of Growth for Litigation Hourly Rates
August 10, 2020
NALFA conducts custom hourly rate surveys for law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies. Our hourly rate surveys provide our clients with the most current and accurate hourly...
$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 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...