A recent the Recorder story, “Panel Lays Out New Rule for ‘Exceptional Case’ Fee Award” reports that The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld one of the first "exceptional...
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Texas Federal Judge Cuts Fee Request in Half
January 25, 2016
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Dallas Federal Judge Halves Big Firm’s Fee Awards” reports that Software company ARGO Data Resource got all of what they wanted from David Harper and his team of...
Law Students Show Fee-Shifting Cases Can Be Fee-Generating Cases
December 14, 2015
A recent ABA Journal story, “These Law Students Combine Technology With Fee-Generating Cases” reports that some law students at Suffolk University are getting real-life experience on how to make...
Big Patent Fee Awards May Be Short-Lived
December 10, 2015
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Big Fee Awards in Patent Cases May Be Short-Lived” reports that a federal judge's decision to up the attorney fees awarded to the defense in a patent...
Trends of Cutting Class Action Attorney Fees Continues
December 8, 2015
A recent ABA Litigation News story, “Trend of Cutting Class Action Attorney Fees Continues” reports that the trend of cutting attorney fees in class actions continues. The article states: Class...
New Jersey Mulling Attorney Fees for Non-Clients in Legal Mal Cases
November 15, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Justices Mulling Counsel Fees for Non-Clients in Legal Mal Cases” reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether attorneys who are found...
Justices Eye Attorney Fees in Contract Breach Case
October 15, 2015
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Justices Eye Attorney Fees in Contract Breach Case” reports that in an argument that one justice called "remarkably brief," Pennsylvania's high court took on...
SCOTUS Rulings Dashes Fee Request in Abilify Patent Case
October 13, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “SCOTUS Rulings Dash Legal Fee Bid in Abilify Patent Dispute,” reports that Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. has lost its bid for attorney fees in a patent dispute...
Federal Circuit Affirms Fees in Patent Suit
October 12, 2015
A recent The Recorder story, “NetApp Wins Fees in ‘Double Dip’ Patent Suit” reports that the Federal Circuit has affirmed a $1.4 million attorney fee award against an Acacia Research Corp....
Texas Wants Supreme Court to Hear Attorney Fee Issue
October 1, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “Texas Wants Supreme Court to Strike Legal Fee Award in Voting Case,” reports that Texas wants that U.S. Supreme Court to review an order that forces the state to pay more than...