A recent Law 360 story by Dave Simpson, “Fed. Cir. Won’t Add to $4.4M Atty Fee in IP Suit Gov’t Lost,” reports that the Federal Circuit refused to tack supplemental attorney fees onto a $4.4...
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NALFA Welcomes Phillip Neiman, Esq., FCIArb
July 27, 2020
The National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) is pleased to announce that Phillip Neiman, Esq., FCIArb has been named a Fellow of the association. Mr. Neiman, a full-time neutral with JAMS...
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...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “C.A. Affirms Attorney-Fee Award Not Boosted by Multiplier” reports that a California Court of Appeal has affirmed a decision by a Los Angeles Superior Court...
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...
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...
SCOTUS Stays Out of Fee Dispute in Humana ERISA Suit
June 22, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “High Court Stays Out of Fee Fight in Humana ERISA Suit” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court said it won't review the Fifth Circuit's finding that health...
Let’s face it, any litigation is expensive and a defendant that finds itself spending money battling claims against it only to have those claims later dismissed by the plaintiff is likely going to...
A recent Law 360 story by Britain Eakin, “Gov’t. Urges Fed. Circ. To Deny Novel Fee Bid in IP Appeal” reports that after failing to fend off a $4.4 million fee award on top of a $200,000...
Federal Circuit Reverses Fee Award in Sippy Cup IP Case
June 10, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Tiffany Hu, “Fed. Circ. Reverses Atty Fee Award in Sippy Cup IP Case” reports that the Federal Circuit ruled that a failed patent lawsuit over spill-proof sippy cups is...