A recent New York Law Journal article by Thomas E.L. Dewey, “Unusual Settlement Structure Leads to Approval of Fee Award Nearly Double the Payout,” reports on a recent New York class action were...
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Category: Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Pre-Suit Demand Can’t Serve As ‘Catalyst’ For Public Benefit, Justifying Fee Award,” reports that an attorney fee award may not be made based on a...
Fifth Circuit: Former Employee Owes $2.3M in Attorney Fees
September 4, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Clark Mindock, “5th Circ. Rules Ex-Stryker Worker Owes Co. $2.3M in Atty Fees,” reports that a former Stryker Corp. employee can't ditch his obligation to pay nearly $2.3...
A recent New York Law Journal article by Julian D. Ehrlich, “The Attorney Fee Key to Unlocking Additional Insured Coverage” reports on a new decision awarding attorney fees in a declaratory...
The Nation’s Top Attorney Fee Experts of 2020
June 24, 2020
NALFA, a non-profit group, is building a worldwide network of attorney fee expertise. Our network includes members, faculty, and fellows with expertise on the reasonableness of attorney fees. We...
A recent article by Gregory G. Brown, “Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees in CA Under the ‘Tort of Another’” reports on the recovery of attorney fees under the Tort of Another doctrine in...
Jenner & Block Win Attorney Fees in Pro Bono Case
May 14, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Lauraann Wood, “Jenner & Block Gets Fees For Prevailing in Pro Bono Suit” reports that Jenner & Block LLP should receive attorney fees under the Illinois Civil...
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “3rd Circ. Nixes Consumers’ Fees Bid in Owens Corning Suit” reports that the Third Circuit said consumers weren't entitled to attorney fees for scoring a...
A recent Law 360 story by Dani Kass, “Full Fed. Circ. Urged to Fix Divergent Attorney Fee Ruling,” reports that the Federal Circuit deviated from nearly every other circuit court and U.S. Supreme...
Article: The Need For Attorney Fee Expertise
February 20, 2020
A recent AI article by John D. O’Connor, “The Need For Attorney Fee Expertise (pdf),” reports on the need for attorney fee expertise to prove reasonable attorney fees and proper billing...