A recent Legal Intelligencer story by PJ D’Annunzio, “3rd Circuit Calls for More Attorney Fees in Mother’s Case Against School District,” reports that, in tackling the issue of a parent’s...
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California: Retainer Agreement Applicable to Particular Matter Can Be Orally Modified to Apply to All Cases
May 2, 2018
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Retainer Agreement Applicable to Particular Matter Can Be Orally Modified to Apply to All Cases- C.A.,” reports that an attorney-client agreement, applicable to...
Ninth Circuit: $1.7M Fee Award Proper in Trademark Case
April 30, 2018
A recent Metropolitan News story, “$1.7 Million Attorney Fee Award Proper in Trademark Case,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an award of more than $1.7 million...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Michael Booth, “Justices Consider Fee Petition That Followed High-Low Settlement,” reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether a...
Ninth Circuit Asked to Rule on Fee Awards in MDLs
February 23, 2018
A recent Reuters story by Alison Frankel, “VW, Class Counsel Ask 9th Circuit to Refuse Fees for ‘Ghost Lawyers’,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has never had to decide...
CA Appeals Court Rules on Discretionary Attorney Fee Awards
February 22, 2018
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Parties May Render Award of Attorney Fees Discretionary,” reports that a contract that provides that the court “may” award attorney fees to the prevailing...
NCAA Appeals $40M Fee Award to Ninth Circuit
February 16, 2018
A recent Courthouse News story by Nathan Solis, “NCAA Asks 9th Circuit to Strip $40M Fee Award From Student-Athletes” reports that the National Collegiate Athletic Association fought a $40 million...
Attorney Fees in Foreclosure Defense Before Florida Supreme Court
February 14, 2018
A recent Daily Business Review story by Samantha Joseph, “Attorney Fee Debate Heats Up as Florida Supreme Court Accepts Case” reports that a dispute over appellate attorney fees for prevailing...
A recent ABA Journal story by Lorelei Laird, “ABA Urges Federal Circuit Not to Include Attorney Fees in Patent Case ‘Expenses’” reports that the American Bar Association is urging the U.S....
NJ Justices Hears $2M Fee Dispute in Employment Case
January 3, 2018
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Michael Booth, “Justices Hear Dispute Over $2 Million Fee Award in Employment Case” reports that a Princeton financial services company asked the New...