A recent Texas Lawyer story by Angela Morris, “Detailed Evidence Needed to Prove Attorney Fee Award as Sanction High Court Rules,” reports that even when a litigant is sanctioned for filing a...
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A recent Law 360 story by Nathan Hale, “Wells Fargo Must Face Claim it Inflated Atty Fee Request,” reports that a Florida trial court erred in finding that borrowers could not sue Wells Fargo for...
Feds Fight ‘Bad Faith” Fee Award to Supreme Court
June 17, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Suzanne Monyak, “Feds Fight ‘Bad Faith’ Fee Award in High Court No-Fly Suit,” reports that a Stanford-educated Malaysian woman who was mistakenly placed on the...
Attorney Fees Take a Hit Under New Florida Law
June 11, 2019
A recent Daily Business Review story by Rachel Lean, “Attorney Fees Take Hit Under New Florida Law,” reports that a new Florida law to curb alleged fraud by contractors could create collateral...
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “Insurer Loses $1.9M Fee Bid After Defeating Rival’s Suit,” reports that a medical malpractice insurance carrier fell short in its bid for about $1.9...
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Davis, “USPTO Tells Justices Law is Clear-Cut on Win-Or-Lose Fees,” reports that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office told the U.S. Supreme Court that it is...
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Angela Morris, “Why Are Civil Defense Lawyers Thrilled the Texas House Passed This Bill?,” reports that, just as lawmakers are pushing to narrow Texas’ anti-SLAPP...
A recent Law 360 story by Jeff Sistruck, “4 Things Attys Need to Know About Fla’s ‘AOB’ Reform Bill,” reports that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave the insurance industry cause for celebration...
A recent Law 360 story by Michelle Casady, “Texas Justices Clarify Evidence Needed for Atty Fees,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court clarified what evidence lawyers must present to support...
A recent Law 360 article by Matthew Rizzolo and Steve Meil of Ropes & Gray LLP, “Fee Award Highlights Patent Litigation in Claims Court,” reports on patent attorney fee awards in the U.S....