A recent Law 360 story by Emma Cueto, “7th Circ. Again Rejects CVS’ Atty Fee Win Against EEOC,” reports that a Seventh Circuit panel has preserved its rejection of an attorneys' fee award in...
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Judge Levies $260K in Fees Against Company That Fought Arbitration Award
September 27, 2018
A recent BNA story by Greg Land, “Judge Levies $260K in Fees Against Company That Fought Arbitration Award,” reports that a federal judge awarded more than $260,000 in legal fees to a Georgia...
Bankruptcy Attorney Sanctioned for Improper Billing Practices
September 25, 2018
A recent BNA story by Daniel Gill, “Bankruptcy Attorney Sanctioned for Sloppy, Improper Billing,” reports that a consumer bankruptcy attorney has to return client payments in 17 Chapter 7 cases...
Law Firm Seeks $1.2M in Fees Against CFPB’s ‘Bad Faith’
August 27, 2018
A recent Law 360 story by Jon Hill, “CFPB’s ‘Bad Faith’ Merits $1.2M Atty Fees, Law Firm Says,” reports that a law firm that recently beat a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...
Samsung Opposes Attorney Fees in “Duplicative Suit”
November 9, 2017
A recent Delaware Business Court Insider story by Tom McParland, “Samsung Opposes Fees in ‘Duplicative’ Suit, Citing Appeal” reports that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. told a federal judge in...
Court Ordered Attorney and Client to Pay Opposing Counsel
November 6, 2017
A recent Daily Business Review story by Samantha Joseph, “Attorney and Client Ordered to Pay Opposing Counsel Over Frivolous Lawsuit,” reports that the litigation in Palm Beach County alone has...
Insurer’s Fee Request Challenged by Film Producer
September 8, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “Producer Fights Insurer’s $1.9M Fee Bid in Film Accident Row,” reports that the producer of an Allman Brothers biopic objected to a demand it pay $1.9...
Judge Denies Fee Request, Refers Matter to Ethics Board
September 6, 2017
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Max Mitchell, “Judge Tosses $1M Fee Request, Refers Matter to Ethics Board,” reports that a Scranton attorney who recovered $125,000 for his client in a...
Defense Win $18.5M in Fees in Antitrust Case
August 28, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Carolina Bolado, “Patheon Gets $18.5M Fees After Prevailing in Antitrust Row,” reports that a Florida federal judge granted pharmaceutical manufacturer Patheon Inc.’s...
Federal Circuit: No Right to Jury Trial on Patent Fee Awards
August 11, 2017
A recent NLJ story by Scott Graham, “No Right to Jury Trial on Patent Fee Shifting, Federal Circuit Rules,” reports that there is no Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial on the issue of...