A recent Law 360 article by Warren Jackson, “Calif. Ruling Shows That Prevailing Party Wins Can Be Pyrrhic,” reports on a recent court ruling in California on prevailing party issues in...
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Third Circuit Bars Attorney Fees For ‘Limited Success’
June 12, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “3rd Circ. Bars Atty Fees For ‘Limited Success’ in NJ Wage Suit,” reports that the attorneys who won an unpaid wage suit on behalf of a pair of cooks in...
A recent Reuters story by Debra Cassens Weiss, “Wyoming Top Court Sides With Sinclair Refinery On Fee Award Question” reports that a Sinclair refinery can seek attorneys’ fees from Swiss insurer...
Federal Circuit Weighs in on EAJA Fee Awards in Partial Wins
April 29, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Hailey Konnath, “Fed. Circ. Weights in on EAJA Fees in Partial Wins,” reports that the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision clarifying that the government is...
A recent article by Christopher P. Hahn, “Fifth Cir. Holds FDCPA Plaintiff Not Entitled to Attorney’s Fees Following Settlement,” reports on a recent case involving the federal Fair Debt...
A recent article by Laura Smithman, “ERISA’s Fee-Shifting Provision Permits Awards Against Parties, Not Attorneys,” reports on ERISA’s fee-shifting provision. This article was posted with...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Ninth Circuit Ups Attorney Fee Award Against California From $4 Million to $8.2 Million,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that...
A recent Law 360 story by Alexis Shanes, “11th Circuit Says ERISA Cases Don’t Allow Fees Against Attys,” reports the 11th Circuit declared that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act does...
A recent Law 360 story by Michael Phillis, “Activists Request $850K in Atty Fees For Calif. Water Win,” reports that attorneys representing environmental groups want roughly $850,000 in attorney...
California Appeals Court Clarifies Law on Attorney Fees
March 13, 2021
A recent The Recorder story by Alaina Lancaster, “Appeals Court Rules on ‘Curious Gap’ in State Law Over Attorney Fees,” reports that a California appeals court ruling underlined “a curious...