February 1, 2018
A recent The Recorder story by Amanda Bronstad, “Judge Hires Special Master to Vet Attorney Bills in Anthem Settlement,” reports that a federal judge in California said she plans to hire a...
January 23, 2018
A recent The Recorder by Amanda Bronstad, “Plaintiffs Lawyers in Anthem Data Breach Settlement Defend $38M in Fees” reports that plaintiffs lawyers are fighting accusations by an objector that...
A recent The Recorder story by Amanda Bronstad, “$38M Fee Request in Anthem Data Breach Settlement Under Scrutiny” reports that an objection says the fee request, which is 33 percent of the $115...
A recent TheIndianaLawyer.com, by Olivia Covington, “COA: Attorney Fee Records Not Protected or Confidential” reports that an Indiana trial court did not err by denying a motion to quash a...
December 6, 2017
Hourly rates are the engine that drives attorney fees. Hour rates are the most important single factor in determining attorney fee awards. There are several factors that determine hourly rates. ...
November 20, 2017
A recent Law.com story by C. Ryan Barber, “Greenberg Traurig Wins $2M Fee Award in Suit Against U.S. Government,” reports that a federal claims court judge ordered the government to pay $2 million...
November 13, 2017
A recent NLJ story by Erin Mulvaney, “Jones Day Seeks $446K in Fees From EEOC After ‘Baseless Suit’ Goes Nowhere” reports that Jones Day lawyers are seeking hundreds of thousands in legal...
November 10, 2017
A recent New York Law Journal story by Jason Grant, “Morelli Denied Enhanced Fee in Seven-Year Long Med Mal Case” reports that the Manhattan-based firm, led by famed civil litigator Benedict...
November 1, 2017
A recent MetNews story, “Ninth Circuit Vetoes Attorney Fee Award for Second Time” reports that the Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals has, for a second time, remanded a case to the District Court for...
October 31, 2017
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by David Gialanella, “NJ Hourly Rates Near the Top Nationwide, Report, Report Finds” reports that New Jersey trails only a handful of markets when it comes...
