A recent Law 360 story by Linda Chiem, “Virgin Asks 9th Circ. To Ax $6M Atty Fee in Wage Spat” reports that Alaska Airlines and Virgin America asked the Ninth Circuit to vacate nearly $6 million...
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A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “NJ Judge Wrongly Used Private Practice Past to Cut Atty Fees” reports that a New Jersey state judge improperly relied on unpublished decisions and her own...
A recent Law 360 story by Michelle Casady, “Chevron Gets $2.2M Atty Fees After Trademark Trial Win,” reports that Chevron Intellectual Property LLC has been awarded $2.2 million in attorney fees...
Judge Won’t Approve Fees That Amount to $7,500 An Hour
July 24, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Judge Won’t OK Atty Fees She Says Equal $7,500 An Hour” reports that a California judge issued a tentative ruling approving Merrill Lynch's $12.5...
NALFA Welcomes Jim Warren
July 23, 2020
NALFA welcomes Jim Warren to our membership. Jim Warren of Carroll Warren & Parker PLLC in Jackson, Miss. is a fully qualified attorney fee expert. Jim has an active litigation practice...
$23M in Attorney Fees in Yahoo Data Breach MDL
July 22, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Yahoo Data Breach MDL Attys Get $23M in Cut Fee Award” reports that a California federal judge approved a $117.5 million deal to resolve multidistrict...
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “AIG Unit Nabs $212K in Atty Fees After Coverage Row” reports that AIG unit National Union can collect nearly $212,000 in attorney fees after fending off a...
A recent Law 360 story by Julia Arciga, “Restasis Buyers Seek $16M Atty Fees in Antitrust Case” reports that a class of buyers that reached a $51 million settlement with Allergan over allegations...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “C.A. Affirms Attorney-Fee Award Not Boosted by Multiplier” reports that a California Court of Appeal has affirmed a decision by a Los Angeles Superior Court...
More Bankruptcy Fees with Rise in Retailer Restructuring
July 14, 2020
A recent Law.com story by Samantha Stokes, “Kirkland Sees More Restructuring Fees With Latest Retailer Bankruptcies” reports that the restructuring department at Kirkland & Ellis just got...