A recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune, “Attorneys want $7 million in Navajo Trust Fund Case” reports that attorneys for the plaintiffs in Pelt, et. Al v. Utah seek $7 million in...
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A recent article in Insurance Journal, “Ohio Supreme Court: Attorney Fees Distinct from Punitive Damages” reports that the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that attorney fees are distinct from...
Interim Attorney Fee Award Called "Groundbreaking"
May 18, 2010
A recent NLJ story, “Interim Attorney Fees Awarded in Consumer Fraud Suit Over Mortgage” reports that a New Jersey judge has awarded counsel fees during a pending Consumer Fraud Act...
Attorney Fees Keep Flowing to Madoff Trustee
May 11, 2010
A recent NLJ story, “Madoff Judge Awards Another $25 Million in Fees” reports that a federal judge has awarded trustee Irving H. Picard and his team of lawyers liquidating Bernie...
Attorney Fees & Wall Street Bankruptcies
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...
Legal Costs Soar for Investment Firm
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, “Del. Chancery Court Awards Plaintiffs Fees Based on Defendants’ Pre-litigation Conduct” reports that Delaware Chancery judge ordered defendants to pay their...
According to a recent WSJ blog post, “Minneapolis Lawyer Accused of Stealing From Clients”, Michael Margulies, a former partner at Lindquist & Vennum has agreed to be disbarred for...
Two Law Firms Sue Libya for $4.9M in Legal Fees
April 8, 2010
A recent blog posting “Two Firms Sue Libya for $4.9M in Legal Fees” in BLT: The Blog of the Legal Times reports that two law firms filed suit against the government of Libya, seeking more...
Billing attorneys should submit his/her own opinion on the amount of a reasonable attorney fee. The attorneys in the litigation are considered “experts” on the work they did and the...