A recent Daily Journal article by Heather L. Rosing and David M. Majchrzak, “The Evolution of Fee Disputes: How To Protect Yourself in a New Day & Age” reports on avoiding attorney fee...
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A recent American Lawyer story by Samantha Stokes, “Associate Hourly Billing Rates Surge Past $1K as Firms Snap Up Bankruptcy Work” reports that the coronavirus pandemic quickly upended the...
A recent Lexology article by Tyler Maulsby, “Fee Applications: Be Careful What You Wish For Because Everyone May Find Out” reports on the recent case involving an attempt to destroy law firm...
Jenner & Block Win Attorney Fees in Pro Bono Case
May 14, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Lauraann Wood, “Jenner & Block Gets Fees For Prevailing in Pro Bono Suit” reports that Jenner & Block LLP should receive attorney fees under the Illinois Civil...
$49M Fee Request in BofA, Countrywide Class Action
May 12, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Lauren Berg, “Borrowers Seek $49M Atty Fees in BofA, Countrywide Case” reports that, following a recent $250 million settlement that ended a consolidated class action...
$245M Fee Award in DePuy Hip Implant Mass Tort
May 11, 2020
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Amanda Bronstad, “DePuy Hip Implant Mass Tort Yields $245 Million Fee Award” reports that a federal judge has approved an estimated $245 million in fees...
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Max Mitchell, “Third Circuit Oks NFL Concussion Litigation Attorney Fees-With One Exception” reports that a federal appeals court has ruled to mostly affirm...
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Santoni, “2 Firms Seek $17M Fee Award for Railroad No-Poach Deals” reports that Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Fine Kaplan and Black RPC asked a...
A recent Law 360 story by Michelle Casady, “Texas Panel Orders Redo on Atty Fee Award in Med Mal Case” reports that a Texas appellate court declined to revive the medical malpractice lawsuit of a...
A recent Law 360 story by Brian Dowling, “New Era’s Defeated TM Challenger Calls Fee Demand ‘Sinister’,” reports that New Era Cap Co. is making a "bizarrely sinister" request for $164,660 in...