Madoff Case Big for Baker & Hostetler
February 22, 2011
A recent law.com story, “Madoff Work Pays Off for Baker & Hostetler” reports that the trustee of the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities bankruptcy proceedings, Irving H. Picard, a...
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Attorneys Seek $60.8M in Fees in USDA Class Action
February 16, 2011
A recent BLT Blog post, “Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Seek $60.8M in Fees in Native American Class Action” reports that plaintiffs’ lawyers who negotiated a $760 million settlement for...
Federal Circuit Denies Laffey Matrix Rates in Vaccine Cases
February 11, 2011
A recent NLJ story, “Federal Circuit: Lawyers in Vaccine Cases Not Entitled to Fees that Apply to in Complex Litigation” reports that in a precedential opinion, Rodriguez v. Secretary of...
Law Firms React to Delayed Attorney Fees in Foster Care Case
February 4, 2011
In a recent law.com story, “Foster Care Case Tests Court’s Attorney Fee Bonus Ruling” reports that some law firms have reacted to the delay in an attorney fee award in the Georgia...
U.S. Supreme Court's New Fee Enhancement Standard Put to the Test
January 26, 2011
A recent law.com story, “Foster Care Case Tests High Court’s Attorney Fee Bonus Ruling” reports that children’s rights advocates, whose suit forced major reforms in...
A recent NLJ story, “Two Firms Seek up to $6.5M for Work on Settlement Yielding Shareholders No Monetary Benefit” reports that two plaintiffs’ law firms plan to ask the Delaware...
Asbestos Defendants Seek Fees in Fraud Case
January 11, 2011
A recent Legal News Line story, “Ill. Central Again Argues for $1M from Asbestos Lawyers” reports that Illinois Central Railroad lawyers are arguing for nearly $1 million in attorney fees...
A recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch story, “Firm that Sued, Won Over MSD Charge Seeks $4.3 Million in Fees” reports that St. Louis-based Greenfelder, Hemker & Gale are seeking $4.3...
A recent BLT Blog story, “Plaintiffs’ Lawyers: Fee Cap in Cobell Suit Conflicts with Law” reports that the nearly $100 million legal fee cap in a landmark class action in Washington...
NJ Judge Wrongly Caps Attorney Fees
December 8, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Divorce Judge Wrongly Reduced ‘Shocking’ Legal Fees, Appellate Court Finds” reports that a matrimonial judge in New Jersey was out of line when he...