A recent the Bloomberg BNA story by Paul Barrett, “U.S. Courts Aren’t Interested in Chevron’s Pollution Case, But Other Nation’s May Be,” reports that Chevron Corp. won a big victory when...
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Four Season’s $11M Fee Dispute in Arbitration
June 5, 2017
A recent the Law 360 story by Natalie Olivo, “Four Seasons Hotel’s $11M Fee Spat Sent to Arbitration,” reports that the owners of a Four Seasons-branded hotel in Los Angeles will have to...
Fee Request Challenge Sought in IP Suit
June 2, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Nicole Narea, “Stanford, ThermoLife Seek To Slash Fee Award in IP Suit” reports that Stanford University and ThermoLife International asked a California federal court to...
A recent Law 360 story by Sayna Posses, “TCPA Class Demands Objector Post Bond in $15M Fee Appeal” reports that call recipients leading a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action over...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Micheal Booth, “Justices to Hear Appeal in Denial of Med Mal Counsel Fees Ruling” reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a...
Jenner Wins Fees in Contingency Agreement
May 23, 2017
A recent the NLJ story by Marcia Coyle, “Skadden Loses a Tax Dispute, and Jenner Wins Fee Fight,” reports that Jenner & Block won fees in a case, Parallel Networks v. Jenner & Block, that...
Pfizer Settles Fee Dispute in $785M FCA Deal
May 10, 2017
A recent the Law 360 story by Brian Amaral, “Pfizer Settles Fee Dispute in $785M FCA Deal,” reports that Pfizer Inc. and a relator who blew the whistle on false claims have agreed to resolve...
Judge Denies Fee Requests in VW Diesel Emission Litigation
April 25, 2017
A recent the Recorder story by Amanda Bronstad, “Breyer Denies Fee Motion in VW Diesel Fraud Case, But Opens Door for Lawyer to Seek Payment From Client,” reports that the federal judge in the...
US Airways Defends $122M Fee Request in Sabre Antitrust Case
April 20, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “US Airways Defends $122M Fee Bid in Sabre Antitrust Suit” reports that US Airways defended its request for $122 million in attorneys' fees for its $15...
Question: When Is a $3 Million Attorney Fee Award Painful?
April 19, 2017
Answer: When your fee request was $25 million higher. And so it was in In Re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, pending in federal court...