A recent Law 360 story by Michael Phillis, “Contractor Fights ‘Cash Grab’ Fee Request in FCA Suit,” reports that a joint venture that included Bechtel Group blasted a whistleblower's bid for...
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PG&E Legal Bills Already Top $84M in Chapter 11 Case
April 2, 2019
A recent The Recorder story by Xiumei Dong, “PG&E Legal Bills Already Top $84M for Chapter 11 Case,” reports that four outside law firms have billed Pacific Gas and Electric Co. at least $84...
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “Firm’s 20% Fee Bid Slashed in NFL Concussion Settlement,” reports that the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the National Football League’s...
A recent The Recorder story by Ross Todd, “Plaintiffs in Latest NCAA Antitrust Case Seek Nearly $45M in Fees,” reports that lawyers who recently won an injunction barring the National Collegiate...
A recent Law 360 story by Anne Cullen, “DC Circ. Dissects Attorney Fee Ruling That Stoked Access Fears,” reports that a D.C. Circuit panel has raised concerns with a survey of lawyers’ rates...
Judge Trims Attorney Fees in Vertex Junk Fax Settlement
March 22, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Attys’ Fees Trimmed to $1.3M in Vertex Junk Fax Settlement,” reports that two firms serving as class counsel in a junk fax settlement with Vertex...
5 Law Firms to Divide $214M in Fees in $1.5B Syngenta MDL
March 21, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Boysen, “5 Firms to Get $214M in $1.5B Syngenta MDL Corn Settlement,” reports that five law firms will receive $214 million in fees from the $1.5 billion Syngenta...
$2.4M Fee Award in CPI Credit Card IPO Action
March 14, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Guarnaccia, “Credit Card Co. Investors Score $2.4M in IPO Suit Atty Fees,” reports that the New York federal judge overseeing a class action lawsuit related to...
Legal Fees in Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Under Review
March 13, 2019
A recent Caribbean Business story by Eva Llorens Velez, “Legal Fees in Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Drop,” reports that the examiner of fees charged by lawyers and professionals in Puerto Rico’s...
Nurses Seek $7M in Fees/Costs in Wage & Hour Class Action Settlement
February 28, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “Nurses Seek $6.9M in Fees, Costs From $20M Wage Deal,” reports that a class of nearly 8,000 traveling nurses is asking a California federal court for...