A recent Law.com story by Amanda Bronstad, “’Structural and Procedural Flaws’ Foul Up Fees in Syngenta Settlement,” reports that judges in three states have divvied up more than $440 million...
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NALFA Conducts Hourly Rate Survey of Class Counsel in Dallas
August 26, 2019
NALFA conducts hourly rate surveys for law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies. Our surveys provide the most accurate and current hourly rates within a given geography and...
Ninth Circuit: Judge Properly Cut Attorney Fees in Class Action
August 23, 2019
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Judge Reasonably Pared Attorney Fees From $7.2M to $3.6M in Class Action,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, affirmed an...
Law Firm Bills Soar Quickly in Big Bankruptcy
August 22, 2019
A recent Law.com story by Samantha Stokes, “Law Firm Bills in Big Bankruptcy Cases Growing Rapidly,” reports that there was no summer slowdown for law firms advising on large corporate...
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “NCAA Athletes Must Produce Billing Records in $45M Fee Ask,” reports that a California magistrate judge granted the NCAA's request for attorneys...
NALFA Announces The Nation’s Top Attorney Fee Experts of 2019
August 20, 2019
NALFA, a non-profit group, has a network of attorney fee expertise. Our network includes members, faculty, and fellows with expertise on the reasonableness of attorney fees. We help organize and...
Judge Rejects $200K Fee Request for $5K Settlement
August 15, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Lauraann Wood, “$200K Fee After $5K Deal ‘Makes No Sense,’ Ill. Judge Says,” reports that an Illinois federal judge granted photo agency FameFlynet Inc. $10,500 of...
Major Fee Reduction Because of Whistleblower’s Conduct
August 13, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “Novartis Attys Get Reduced Fees Over Whistleblower’s Antics,” reports that a New Jersey state judge awarded fees and costs to Nukk-Freeman & Cerra...
A recent Daily Business Review story by Steven Meyerowitz, “Ambiguous Settlement Proposals Doom Insurer’s Bid for Attorney Fees,” reports that the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed an...
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “BladeRoom’s $21M Fee Bid for IP Win Sent to Special Master,” reports that a California federal judge said he’ll appoint a special master to review...