A recent NLJ story, “Federal Circuit Rejects Fee Award to Google, Finding Ky. Company’s Position ‘Not Objectively Baseless’ reports that in a precedential opinion...
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A recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch story, “Firm that Sued, Won Over MSD Charge Seeks $4.3 Million in Fees” reports that St. Louis-based Greenfelder, Hemker & Gale are seeking $4.3...
CA Appeals Court Rules in Sec. 1717 Prevailing Party Case
January 4, 2011
A recent Metropolitan News story, “C.A. Upholds Fee Award Against Lawyer in Copier Dispute” reports that a California appeals court has rejected an Orange County attorney’s challenge...
A recent BLT Blog story, “Plaintiffs’ Lawyers: Fee Cap in Cobell Suit Conflicts with Law” reports that the nearly $100 million legal fee cap in a landmark class action in Washington...
Dole Food Must Pay Attorney Fees of Filmmakers
December 1, 2010
A recent NLJ story, “Dole Food Hit with Fees for Suing Directors of Banana Plantation Documentary” reports that Dole Food Co. must pay about $200,000 in attorney fees and expenses to two...
Firm Sues Lloyds, Claims it was Stiffed on Stanford's Defense Bill
November 17, 2010
A recent ABA Journal story, “Law Firm Sues Akin Gump and Lloyd’s, Says It Was Stiffed on Stanford’s $435K Defense Bill” reports that the Sydow Firm, one of R.Allen...
A recent NLJ story, “New Century Settlement a $14.4 Million Payday for Bernstein Litowitz” reports that U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson in Los Angeles on Monday approved more than $14.4...
Class Action Fee Objectors Face Set Back in New York Courts
October 29, 2010
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Judges Deny Attorney’s Fees to Challenger in Class Action” reports that the state Court of Appeals in New York said lawyers who successfully...
Law Firm Uses Expert Testimony to Recover Fees in Major Class Action
October 25, 2010
A recent NLJ story, “Labaton Seeks $55 Million Paycheck in Countrywide Class Action” reports that Labaton Sucharow, LLP, the firm that obtained a $624 million settlement against...
Insurers Off the Hook for Stanford's Attorney Fees
October 14, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Insurers No Longer Must Cover Allen Stanford’s Legal Bills, Judge Rules” reports that R. Allen Stanford and two other Sanford Financial Group (SFG)...