A recent NLJ story by Amanda Bronstad, “Lead Plaintiff in State Street Overbilling Probe Hires Own Counsel but Stays in Case” reports that the executive director over an Arkansas pension fund has...
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A recent NLJ story by Amanda Bronstad, “Anthem Data Breach Attorney Fees Report Faulted by Plaintiffs Lawyers and Objector,” reports that plaintiffs lawyers in the Anthem data breach settlement...
Fee Request Made in Newark’s Amazon Proposal
April 27, 2018
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Charles Toutant, “Plaintiff Who Made Public Newark’s Amazon ‘HQ2’ Proposal Seeks Fees Award,” reports that the City of Newark is weighing a request...
A recent The Recorder story by Scott Flaherty, “Special Master Finds Legal Fee Bid Excessive in Anthem Data Breach Case,” reports that a court-appointed special master has recommended cutting...
A recent Big Law Business story by Julianne Tobin Wojay, “Judge Trims Rates, Hours in Hague Convention Fee Request,” reports that an “unquestionably” experienced intellectual property...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Michael Booth, “Justices Consider Fee Petition That Followed High-Low Settlement,” reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether a...
$112.5M Fee Award in $1B NFL Concussion Settlement
April 6, 2018
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Max Mitchell, “Judge Awards $112.5M in Total Attorney Fee in NFL Concussion Case,” reports that attorneys who helped hammer out the $1 billion settlement...
UK Judge Criticizes ‘Extremely High’ Fees in Black Rock Case
March 22, 2018
A recent Law.com story by Joseph Evans, “High Court Judge Criticises ‘Extremely High’ Weil Gotshal Fees for Work on BlackRock Dispute,” reports that a High Court judge has criticised the...
Opinion: End Excessive Fees in Class Action Litigation
March 19, 2018
A recent Law.com editorial by the Law Journal Editorial Board, “End Excessive Fees in Class Action Litigation,” opines on attorney fees in class action litigation. It reads: Final approval...
Lawmakers Question $125M Fee Request in 3M Case
March 7, 2018
A recent Bloomberg Law story by Stephen Joyce, “Covington’s $125M Fee for 3M Case ‘A Little Steep’: Lawmaker,” reports that Covington & Burling LLP came under fire for a $125 million...