A recent Law 360 article by Lionel Lavenue, Amanda Stephenson, R. Benjamin Cassady. and Brooke Wilner of Finnegan LLP, “Evolving Case Law Elucidates Atty Fees For Patent Litigants” reports on...
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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...
Fifth Circuit Says Fee Entitlement Needs Reconsideration
July 13, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Michelle Casady, “5th Circ. Says $1M Atty Fee Request Needs Reconsideration” reports that the Fifth Circuit has determined that drilling data company Petrolink Services...
Law Firms Seek Attorney Fees Greater Than Judgment
July 3, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Firms Seek $2.3M Fee for $484K Award in Cop Back Pay Suit” reports that Lichten & Liss-Riordan PC and Fair Work PC have asked a Massachusetts federal...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Suzette Parmley, “Settlement Over Subaru Infotainment System, Including $1.5M in Fees, Gets Final Approval” reports that a federal judge has granted final...
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “Napster Knocks ‘Widely Inflated’ Fee Bid By Songwriters’ Atty” reports that the company behind Napster has urged a California federal judge to reject...
A recent Law 360 story by Kevin Penton, “3rd Circuit Urged to Revive Pelvic Mesh Atty Fee Suit” reports that the Third Circuit should correct a mistake by a New Jersey federal court that allowed...
The Nation’s Top Attorney Fee Experts of 2020
June 24, 2020
NALFA, a non-profit group, is building a worldwide network of attorney fee expertise. Our network includes members, faculty, and fellows with expertise on the reasonableness of attorney fees. We...
A recent Law 360 story by Pete Brush, “$88M Cut From Requested $157.5M Atty Fee in Namenda Deal” reports that a Manhattan federal judge slashed nearly $88 million from a $157.5 million fee award...
Court Uses Special Fee Master to Award Attorney Fees
June 6, 2020
Following Straight Path IP Group’s, the patent owner’s, unsuccessful appeal, Apple and Cisco moved for reasonable attorney’s fees. Although the district court reaffirmed the exceptionality of...