A recent Law 360 story by PJ D’Annunzio, “3rd Circ. Affirms Atty Fee Award in Trucking Co. ERISA Case”, reports that lawyers for a trucking company's former fleet manager, who claimed he was...
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Category: Fee Reduction
Judge Cuts Attorney Fee Request For ‘Over-Lawyering’
July 13, 2023
A recent Law 360 story by Vince Sullivan, “Pillsbury’s Fee Bid Slashed For ’Over-Lawyering’”, reports that a Delaware bankruptcy judge reduced the fees payable to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw...
Judge Cuts Attorney Fee Request By More Than Half
June 27, 2023
A recent Law.com story by Michael Mora, “Florida Federal Judge Slashes $1.8M Ask in Attorney Fees By Over 50%”, reports that a federal judge in Tampa granted in part over $850,000 in attorney...
A recent Law 360 story by James Boyle, “Pa. Attys Get $400K in Fees For $1.2M Retaliation Award,” reports that a team led by lawyers from Pittsburgh-based O'Brien Coleman & Wright LLC received...
A recent Law 360 by Sydney Price, “Attys Get $37M For Landing Forex Rigging Deals,” reports that a New York federal judge awarded $36.8 million in attorney fees to counsel for investors who...
A recent Law 360 by Hayley Fowler, “Milberg Nets $85K in Fees on NC Data Breach Deal with CPAs,” reports that a North Carolina judge awarded about $85,000 in attorney fees — a reduced amount —...
A recent Law 360 by Jeff Montgomery, “Chancery Oks $1B Dell Class Suit Deal; $285M Fee Pending,” reports that a record $1 billion settlement of a stockholder class suit that challenged a $23.9...
A recent Law 360 by Gina Kim, “Joint Juice Maker Rips Class Attys’ ‘Overstated’ $8.3M Fee Bid,” reports that Premier Nutrition asked a California federal judge to cut $2.4 million from...
Attorney Fees Awarded in $8M Wrongful Incarceration Judgment
April 28, 2023
A recent Law.com by Riley Brennan, “Nearly $700K in Attorney Fees and Costs Awarded Following $8M Judgment in Wrongful Incarceration Case,” reports that, following an $8 million civil rights...
Judge Grants $2.7M Fee Award in $1M Class Settlement
April 19, 2023
A recent Law 360 story by Collin Krabbe, “Wis. Judge Awards Attys $2.7M in Fees Over $1M Settlement,” reports that a Wisconsin federal judge has awarded attorneys a dollar figure for fees and...