A recent New Jersey Law Journal article, “When Attorney Fees Can Be Awarded in Legal Mal Actions Brought By Non-Client,” by John L. Slimm and Jeremy J. Zacharias of Marshall Dennehey Warner...
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Attorney Fee Awards in the Lanham Act
January 19, 2017
A recent law firm blog post, “Attorney Fees Awards in Lanham Act,” by James Bikoff and Holly James of Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP in Washington, DC report on attorney on attorney fee awards...
Loser Pays Court Rule First of a Kind
December 21, 2016
A recent Spokesman Review story, “'Loser Pay' Rule in Idaho Court System Could Make Justice Available Only to Those With Deep Pockets,” reports that the Idaho Supreme Court has launched the...
Ninth Circuit Eases Fee Entitlement Standard in Trademark Litigation
October 27, 2016
A recent The Recorder story, “Appeals Court Eases Standard for Attorney Fees in Trademark Cases,” reports that ruling en banc without argument, the court unanimously adopted the “totality of the...
Florida Justices Say Insurer Must Pay Legal Fees
October 3, 2016
A recent CBS Miami story, “Justices Say Insurer Required to Foot Legal Fees,” reports that the Florida Supreme Court said a property insurer must pay the attorneys’ fees of a homeowner who...
A recent Daily Business Review article, “Omnibus Insureds and Their Entitlement to Attorney Fees Under Florida Law,” by Christina M. Himmel, explores the third-party right to attorney fees under...
Supreme Court Revisits Attorney Fee Standards
September 2, 2016
A recent New York Law Journal article, “Supreme Court Revisits Attorney Fee Standards,” by Robert W. Clarida and Robert J. Bernstein report on awarding attorney fees in copyright cases. This...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Third Circuit Defines ‘Prevailing Party’ in Settlement Fee Dispute,” reports that a federal appeals court has determined that plaintiffs counsel should...
Corporate Executive Can Pursue Attorney Fees in Bad Faith Action
August 22, 2016
A recent Delaware Business Court Insider story, “Genelux Founder Allowed to Seek Fee Award,” reports that the Delaware Supreme Court has partly vacated a Delaware Chancery Court decision and...
Are Fee-Shifting Bylaws Really Dead in Delaware?
August 11, 2016
A recent Bloomberg BNA story, “Are Fee-Shifting Bylaws Really Dead in Delaware?,” by Yin Wilczek reports on the current state of fee-shifting bylaws in Delaware. The story reads: Delaware may...