L.A. Attorney Fee Program Was A Big Success
June 28, 2010
On June 24, 2010, NALFA hosted the 2nd Annual L.A. Attorney Fee Conference: “It Pays To Be Reasonable” at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California. The conference featured...
June 28, 2010
On June 24, 2010, NALFA hosted the 2nd Annual L.A. Attorney Fee Conference: “It Pays To Be Reasonable” at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California. The conference featured...
According to recent reports, BP’s litigation costs are expected to run in the billions. It has been seven weeks since the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and there are already 6,000...
May 27, 2010
A recent Law.com article, “Judge: Lead Paint Companies Must Cover Own Defense Costs” reports that three paint manufactures, including Cleveland-base Sherwin Williams cannot recover money...
May 6, 2010
A recently New York Times expose, “Who Knew Bankruptcy Paid So Well” by Nelson D. Schwartz and Julie Creswell reports on legal fees and expenses in bankruptcy cases that have arisen as a...
Recent reports by Daily Finance and the Washington Post estimate that the legal fees in defending Goldman Sachs against six private shareholder lawsuits as well as the SEC investigation could reach...
April 30, 2010
Investment News reports that Morgan Keegan’s legal fees have skyrocketed during the past two years to $251 million. Morgan Keegan’s legal costs are largely the result of defending...
A recent article, “Lawyer Says He Can’t Estimate Fees in Toyota MDL” reports that Dan Becnel Jr., the first attorney to submit his name for co-lead counsel of the multidistrict...
April 26, 2010
A recent article, “Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Bill Approaches $750 Million – and Counting” reports that the latest legal bill in the Lehman Brother bankruptcy is in and it’s...
March 31, 2010
The Chicago Tribune reports that its parent company, the Tribune Company, has amassed over $138 million in legal fees for its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. That amount equals one quarter of...
March 26, 2010
A recent article, “Greenberg to Repay $3.2 Million in Fees due to Ex-Partner’s Bill-Padding” reports that Greenberg Traurig agreed to pay Calumet Park, a southeastern suburb of...