A recent Law 360 story, “Atty Gets Second Chance to Boost Fees in No-Fly List Case,” reports that the Ninth Circuit has kicked back an attorneys’ fee award for lawyers who represented a...
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Oracle Gets $46M in Legal Fees
September 23, 2016
A recent Courthouse News story, “Oracle Gets Whopping $46 Million in Legal Fees,” reports that a federal judge has ordered Rimini Street, an independent support provider for enterprise software,...
Judge Enhances Fee Award in Home Depot Data Breach MDL
August 26, 2016
A recent Daily Report story, “Judge Awards Enhanced Legal Fees in Home Depot Data Breach Case,” reports that a federal judge in Atlanta has awarded $7.5 million in legal fees to lawyers...
Corporate Executive Hit with $7.1M Attorney Fee Sanction
August 25, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “TransPerfect Boss Hit with $7.1M Fee Sanction by Del. Court,” reports that TransPerfect Global Inc. co-CEO Philip R. Shawe was ordered to pay $7.1 million to company...
PA Court: Email Can Memorialize Contingency Fee Agreement
August 23, 2016
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Court: Email Can Cement Contingent Fee Arrangement,” reports that an email sent by an attorney to his client memorializing a contingent fee arrangement was...
Corporate Executive Can Pursue Attorney Fees in Bad Faith Action
August 22, 2016
A recent Delaware Business Court Insider story, “Genelux Founder Allowed to Seek Fee Award,” reports that the Delaware Supreme Court has partly vacated a Delaware Chancery Court decision and...
A recent Law.com story, “VW Lawyers’ Fee Request Won’t Exceed $324M Despite Massive Size of Emission Accord,” reports that lead plaintiffs lawyers who crafted a $14.7 billion settlement with...
Are Fee-Shifting Bylaws Really Dead in Delaware?
August 11, 2016
A recent Bloomberg BNA story, “Are Fee-Shifting Bylaws Really Dead in Delaware?,” by Yin Wilczek reports on the current state of fee-shifting bylaws in Delaware. The story reads: Delaware may...
Jaguar Wins $2 Million in “Exceptional Case” Fees
August 10, 2016
A recent law.com story, “Jaguar Wins $2 Million in ‘Exceptional Case’ Fees,” reports that a Delaware federal judge has signed off on automaker Jaguar Land Rover North America’s request for...
Veterans Group Win $3.9M Fee Award Against Feds
August 3, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “Vets Get $3.9M Fee Award After Previous PTSD Benefit Deal,” reports that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on awarded nearly $3.9 million in attorneys’ fees to a class...