A recent Law.com article by Nathan Wenzel of SimpleLegal Inc., “5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Department,” reports on legal cost measures for corporate legal departments. This...
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Virgin Flight Attendants Defend $6M Fee Award in Ninth Circuit
October 21, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Linda Chiem, “Virgin Flight Attendants Defend $6M Atty Fees in 9th Circ.,” reports that Virgin America Inc. flight attendants told the Ninth Circuit that their attorneys...
Bankruptcy Attorneys Seek Fees From GM Ignition MDL Fee Fund
September 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Vince Sullivan, “Goodwin Seeks $1.5M for Work on GM Ignition Litigation,” reports that Goodwin Procter bankruptcy attorneys representing the co-lead plaintiffs in...
Attorneys Clash Over $8.3M in Fees in Coffee False Ad Settlement
September 18, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Mike Curley, “Attys Clash Over Fees in $25M Coffee False Ad Settlement,” reports that attorneys who secured a $25 million settlement for buyers in a false advertising...
Billing Rates at Issue in Bankruptcy Matter
September 17, 2020
A recent Daily Business Review story by Michael Mora, “Carlton Fields Billing Rates in Spotlight as Firm Battle for About $80,000 in Attorney Fees” reports that Carlton Fields is demanding tens...
In Dissent, Ninth Circuit Judge Rips Fees Equaling $6700 an Hour
September 2, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “In Dissent. 9th Circ. Judge Rips Fees Equaling $6,700 An Hour,” reports that a split Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the approval of a $14.5 million...
Counsel Seek $3M in Fees in ERISA Class Settlement
August 31, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Brill, “JPMorgan Workers’ Counsel Seek $3M Fee in ERISA Deal,” reports that the attorneys for roughly 250,000 current and former JPMorgan Chase & Co. workers...
Insurer Must Pay $6M Fee Award After Jury Verdict
August 29, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Daphne Zhang, “Insurer Must Pay $21M Jury Verdict, $6M Fee Award,” reports that a Georgia federal judge denied Cypress Insurance Co.'s bid to disregard a $21 million jury...
Judge Needs More Attorney Fee Info in TCPA Settlement
August 26, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Joyce Hanson, “Judge Questions Atty Fee Info in Checkers TCPA Settlement,” reports that an Illinois federal magistrate judge has withheld his final approval of a...
K&L Gates Accused of Padding Bill in Chapter 11 Case
August 25, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Xiumei Dong, “K&L Gates Accused of Padding Health Center’s Legal Bills” reports that a Layton, Utah, health center is accusing K&L Gates LLP in a lawsuit of...