A recent Law 360 article by Jason Russell, Hilary Hamilton and Adam Lloyd of Skadden Arps, “9th Circ. Ruling Signals Scrutiny of Class Settlement Fees,” reports on a recent ruling from the Ninth...
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Law Firms Spar Over Attorney Fees Ahead of Trial
August 4, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Celeste Bott, “Chicago Firm, Attys Spar Over Fees Ahead of Ex-Client’s Trial”, reports that Chicago law firm Wood Phillips and one of its former attorneys suing an...
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Field, “9th Circ. Strikes Down $7M Atty Fees in ConAgra Label Deal,” reports that the Ninth Circuit overturned a judge's approval of a class action settlement with...
Law Firms Net $1M in Fees in Scotts OT Action
May 25, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Matt Perez, “Scott OT Suit Nets More Than $1M in Atty Fees,” reports that a Florida federal judge has approved over $1 million in fees for attorneys at law firms...
Zurich to Pay Attorney Fees as Sanctions in Coverage Action
April 20, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Mike Curley, “Zurich to Pay $1.5M For Sanctions in Fluor Coverage Suit,” reports that a Missouri federal judge ordered Zurich American Insurance Co. to pay $1.5 million...
Attorney Raises Concerns of Hourly Rates for K&L Gates
March 21, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Rachel Scharf, “Atty in Failed WWE Case Blasts ‘Suspect’ K&L Gates Fee Bid,” reports that a lawyer who was previously sanctioned for his conduct in pursuing...
Article: When is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee?
March 6, 2021
A recent article by Karen M. Morinelli and Samantha E. Dunton-Gallagher, “When Is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee? 11th Circuit’s Guidance on Reasonableness in FLSA Attorneys’ Fees Cases,”...
A recent New York Law Journal article by Thomas E.L. Dewey, “Unusual Settlement Structure Leads to Approval of Fee Award Nearly Double the Payout,” reports on a recent New York class action were...
Eleventh Circuit Bans Class Action Incentive Awards
September 22, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Allison Grande, “11th Circ. Says Class Reps Can’t Get Incentive Awards,” reports that the Eleventh Circuit said a Florida federal judge made several errors that "have...
A recent Law 360 article by Michael McTigue, Meredith Slawe, and Max Kaplan of Cozen O’Connor, “7th Circ. Ruling Should Deter Class Objector Side Deals,” report on a recent Seventh Circuit...