A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “9th Circ. Judge ‘Concerned’ Over Hagens Berman’s $42M Fees,” reports that a Ninth Circuit judge appeared skeptical of keeping intact Hagens Berman...
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Weil Gotshal Seeks $2M in Fees in PG&E Bankruptcy
October 22, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Boysen, “Weil Gotshal Seek $2M for Work on PG&E Case,” reports that Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is asking for $2 million in fees and costs for its work in...
PG&E Bankruptcy Attorneys Blast Fee Examiner’s Caps on Fees
October 2, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “PG&E Case Attorneys Blast Fee Application Protocol,” reports that counsel for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), the utility’s board of...
Seeger Weiss Targeted in NFL Concussion Fee Appeal
August 14, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Boysen, “First Shots Fired in Seeger Weiss Concussion Fee Appeal,” reports that Seeger Weiss LLP has “hoarded” nearly $65 million for its work on the landmark...
Feds Fight ‘Bad Faith” Fee Award to Supreme Court
June 17, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Suzanne Monyak, “Feds Fight ‘Bad Faith’ Fee Award in High Court No-Fly Suit,” reports that a Stanford-educated Malaysian woman who was mistakenly placed on the...
A recent Law 360 article by Matthew Rizzolo and Steve Meil of Ropes & Gray LLP, “Fee Award Highlights Patent Litigation in Claims Court,” reports on patent attorney fee awards in the U.S....
$20M in Fees to Class Counsel in Madoff Ponzi Suit
March 15, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “Lead Class Attys in Madoff Ponzi Suit Awarded $20M,” reports that a New York federal judge awarded nearly $20 million in fees to the counsel for a class...
Florida Legislation Would Limit Attorney Fees in ‘AOB’ Cases
February 12, 2019
A recent Daily Business Review story by Jim Saunders, “Plan to Limit Attorney Fees in’AOB’ Cases Stalls in Committee,” reports that, in what could be a glimpse of the battles to come over the...
Revisiting the American Rule: Fee-Shifting Strategies for NY Litigators
February 11, 2019
A recent the New York Law Journal article by Robert S. Friedman, “Revisiting the American Rule: Fee-Shifting Strategies for NY Litigators,” examines fee-shifting options in the context of the...
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Brill, “High Court Grants Win to Social Security Atty in Fee Row,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the Social Security Act allows disability...