A recent NLJ story, “High Court Lets Government Take Fee Awards for Clients’ Debts” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court, in an unanimous decision, ruled in Astrue v. Ratliff (No....
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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...
Interim Attorney Fee Award Called "Groundbreaking"
May 18, 2010
A recent NLJ story, “Interim Attorney Fees Awarded in Consumer Fraud Suit Over Mortgage” reports that a New Jersey judge has awarded counsel fees during a pending Consumer Fraud Act...
U.S. Supreme Court Makes Lodestar Multiplier Less Likely
April 22, 2010
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the most important attorney fees cases in years: Perdue v. Kenny A. (08-970). In a 5-4 majority opinion, the Court overturned a lodestar multiplier...
A recent article, “Del. Chancery Court Awards Plaintiffs Fees Based on Defendants’ Pre-litigation Conduct” reports that Delaware Chancery judge ordered defendants to pay their...
Important Attorney Fee Issue to Be Decided by US Supreme Court
January 22, 2010
Ever wonder about the meaning of "prevailing party" under Section 502 (g) of ERISA? If so, you are in luck. The U.S. Supreme Court is about to take up this issue, perhaps as soon as...
Attorney Fees Under Fire in Minnesota
November 6, 2009
An article, "Attorney Fees Under Fire", in Minnesota Lawyer discusses proposed legislation that has riled plaintiffs' attorneys. The bill would require that where a statute provides...
In an article, Andrew F. Halaby of Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix explores the issues and factors that affect decision making in breach of contract lawsuits in terms of attorneys' fees....