January 28, 2016
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap Hammers Patent Plaintiff with $390K Fee Award,” reports that the bill has finally come due for the first Eastern District of Texas...
A recent the Recorder story, “Panel Lays Out New Rule for ‘Exceptional Case’ Fee Award” reports that The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld one of the first "exceptional...
January 25, 2016
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Dallas Federal Judge Halves Big Firm’s Fee Awards” reports that Software company ARGO Data Resource got all of what they wanted from David Harper and his team of...
January 22, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “9th Circ. Upholds Facebook Ad Deal, Attys’ Fees” reports that the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a California district judge’s approval of a $20 million settlement reached...
January 18, 2016
A recent Courthouse News story, “Lowered Attorney Fees a Fail, 9th Circ. Rules” reports that, calling a federal judge's award of attorneys' fees "a near total failure," the Ninth Circuit Friday...
January 11, 2016
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Best Buy Loses Bid for $8.6 Million Fee Award” reports that Best Buy Co. Inc., a national retailer of consumer electronics products, yesterday failed in its...
December 18, 2015
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Fee Award Tossed, Based on Untimeliness of Motion” reports that a Los Angeles Superior Court judge correctly denied an award of attorney fees but for the wrong...
December 11, 2015
A recent Bloomberg BNA story, “Ch. 13 Debtor’s Attorneys Can’t Get Costs, Fees Paid” reports that a debtor’s attorney isn’t entitled to costs and fees in the absence of any proven injury...
December 8, 2015
A recent ABA Litigation News story, “Trend of Cutting Class Action Attorney Fees Continues” reports that the trend of cutting attorney fees in class actions continues. The article states: Class...
December 4, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “Justices Will Resolve Feud Over Jenner & Block’s Fee Award” reports the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to referee a long-running dispute between Jenner & Block and the...
