A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “Napster Knocks ‘Widely Inflated’ Fee Bid By Songwriters’ Atty” reports that the company behind Napster has urged a California federal judge to reject...
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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...
Judge Approves $2.2M Fee Request in Life Insurance Case
June 23, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Lauraann Wood, “Ill. Judge Oks $2.2M Fee Bid in Life Insurance Billing Case” reports that an Illinois federal judge gave final approval to a class action settlement and a...
SCOTUS Stays Out of Fee Dispute in Humana ERISA Suit
June 22, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “High Court Stays Out of Fee Fight in Humana ERISA Suit” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court said it won't review the Fifth Circuit's finding that health...
Let’s face it, any litigation is expensive and a defendant that finds itself spending money battling claims against it only to have those claims later dismissed by the plaintiff is likely going to...
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Judge Koh Questions $30M Atty Fee Bid in Yahoo Breach MDL” reports that California federal judge Lucy Koh declined to approve class counsel's $30...
A recent Law 360 story by Cara Salvatore, “Attys Score Fraction of Fees Sought in USAA Bad Faith Trial” reports that an Oregon federal judge has ruled that lawyers who helped a driver win claims...
A recent Law 360 story by Pete Brush, “$88M Cut From Requested $157.5M Atty Fee in Namenda Deal” reports that a Manhattan federal judge slashed nearly $88 million from a $157.5 million fee award...
A recent Law 360 story by Britain Eakin, “Gov’t. Urges Fed. Circ. To Deny Novel Fee Bid in IP Appeal” reports that after failing to fend off a $4.4 million fee award on top of a $200,000...
Federal Circuit Reverses Fee Award in Sippy Cup IP Case
June 10, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Tiffany Hu, “Fed. Circ. Reverses Atty Fee Award in Sippy Cup IP Case” reports that the Federal Circuit ruled that a failed patent lawsuit over spill-proof sippy cups is...