A recent Law 360 story by Daniel Siegal, “Gov’t Owes $4.4M in Fees After Losing $200K Patent Row,” reports that a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge on tacked on nearly $4.4 million in fees and...
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A recent Law 360 story by Joyce Hanson, “Attys Win $10M of Subway’s Record $31M FACTA Settlement,” reports that a Florida federal judge who signed off on the largest settlement in the history...
$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...
Deepwater Horizon Defendants Drown in Legal Fees
March 11, 2019
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Steven Meyerowitz, “Deepwater Horizon Defendants Drown in Legal Fees,” reports that the Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that an insurance policy issued to the...
$7.5M Fee Award in ERISA Class Action Settlement
March 8, 2019
A recent New York Law Journal story by Colby Hamilton, “Nichols Kaster Earn $6.57M in ERISA Settlement Attorney Fees,” reports that Nichols Kaster, a Minneapolis-based firm focused on employment...
A recent NLJ story by Scott Graham, “’Full Costs’ Doesn’t Mean All Imaginable Costs, Supreme Court Rules,” reports that a copyright statute that permits an award of “full costs” does not...
US Supreme Court to Decide USPTO Attorney Fee Rule
March 5, 2019
A recent The Recorder story by Scott Graham, “Supreme Court Will Decide if USPTO Can Collect Legal Fees,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a dispute over attorneys fees between...
Texas Law Firm Accused of ‘Gross Fee Churning’
March 4, 2019
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, “Former Houston Energy Exec Sues Trail Firm AZA Alleging ‘Gross Fee Churning’, reports that Houston trial firm Ahmad Zavitsanos Anaipakos...
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...
AIG Can’t Recoup $19M in Fees/Costs in Underlying Claim
February 27, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Jeff Sistrunk, “AIG Can’t Escape Paying AlixPartners’ $19M Costs on Appeal,” reports that an AIG unit cannot recoup over $19 million paid to help AlixPartners LLP...