A recent ABA Journal story, “Kagan Opinion Deems Fee-Shifting Calculations to Be ‘Rough Justice’” reports, that in an attorney fee award ruling before the U.S. Supreme Court,...
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What is the Definition of Attorney Fees?
January 10, 2011
According to Black’s Law Dictionary, the definition of attorney’s fees is as follows: Attorney’s Fees: The charge to a client for services performed for the client, such as an...
New Article Addresses Attorney Fee Awards in FLSA Cases
November 12, 2010
Aashish Y. Desai of Mower, Carreon & Desai, LLP in Irvine, California was a panelist at the ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Conference held on November 5, 2010 in Chicago. His...
A recent article, “The Beginning of the Demise of the American Rule” in the DRI’s For the Defense, written by Jodie Steinberg of Ericksen Arbuthnot in Oakland, California advises...
Should Juries Determine Reasonable Attorney Fees?
April 5, 2010
An article, “Jury Trials-Reasonable Attorney Fees and Expenses” in the DRI’s For the Defense written by Gene F. Zipperle and Timothy D. Martin of Martin Ogburn & Zipperle in...
Proposal: A Uniform Rule For a Motion For Attorney Fees in Federal Courts of Appeal
January 20, 2010
An article, "Timeliness of Motion for Attorney Fees in the Federal Courts of Appeal: The Benefits of a Uniform Rule" by Phineas E. Leahey of Jones Day in New York surveys the differing...
Attorney Fee Awards and Common Fund Cases
October 26, 2009
In an article in Plaintiff Magazine, Mary Katherine Bedard of Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos in San Francisco explores the issues and principles of attorney fee awards in...