A recent Texas Lawyer story by Angela Morris, “$1.8M in Attorney Fees Awarded to Vinson & Elkins, Norton Rose Fulbright Clients,” reports that a plastic surgeon who has litigated a dispute...
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UK Ruling Bolsters Contingency Fee Arrangements
January 21, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Richard Crump, “Contingency Fee Ruling Paves Way For Hybrid Arrangements,” reports that a recent appellate ruling has made damages-based agreements in the U.K. more...
Judge Shaves Fee Request After Not Proving Rates
January 20, 2021
A recent NLJ story by C. Ryan Barber, “Ballard Spahr Wins $122K in Legal Fees in FOIA Suit Over PPP Loan Secrecy,” reports that Ballard Spahr will receive $122,347 in legal fees for its work in an...
$11M Fee Request in Home Health Care FCA Case
January 19, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Sarah Jarvis, “Attys Want $11M After Record Home Health Care FCA Deal,” reports that a whistleblower is seeking more than $11 million in attorney fees and costs for a...
Defense Rates Expected to Rise at Lower Pace in 2021
January 15, 2021
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Andrew Maloney, “Rate Pressure and Rising Expenses Are Expected to Challenger Firms in 2021,” reports that law firms may have weathered the COVID-19...
Insurer Seeks to Dodge Attorneys Fees in Overbilling Matter
January 14, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Kevin Penton, “Insurer Seeks to Dodge Mass. Firm’s Overbilling Probe Fees” reports that an insurance company asked a Massachusetts federal court to declare that it is...
Allstate Accused of Purposely Driving Up Litigation Costs
January 13, 2021
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Angela Morris, “Allstate Accused of Purposely Driving Up Litigation Costs,” reports that a Houston law firm wants to form a class action with other Texas personal...
Virtu Financial Fights for $3.2M Fee Award in Trade Secret Case
January 7, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “Virtu Fights for $3.2M Fee Award Against Ex-Worker” reports that a unit of high-frequency trading firm Virtu Financial has shot back at a recommendation...
Article: No-Look Fees May Limit Chapter 13 Resources in COVID-19 Era
December 31, 2020
A recent Law 360 article by George Vogl and Xiaoming Wu, “No-Look Fees May Limit Ch. 13 Resources in COVID-19 Era” reports on no-look fees in Chapter 13 cases. This article was posted with...
Law Firm Sues Pharmacy Over $600K in Unpaid Fees
December 29, 2020
A recent Law.com story by Lizzy McLellan, “Winston & Strawn Sues Pharmacy Chain Over $600K in Unpaid Fees,” reports that in another instance of a large, profitable firm suing a client over...