A recent Metropolitan News story, “Ninth Circuit Affirms $46 Million Award Against NCAA,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a $41 million attorney fee award against...
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A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Michael Riccardi, “Medical Device Makers’ Patent Infringement Battle Yields $13M Fee Award” reports that a Newark, New Jersey, federal judge has awarded...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Litigant Not Prevailing Party Based on Securing Undeserved Benefit,” reports that the Court of Appeal for this district held yesterday that a litigant cannot be...
A recent Daily Business Review story by Samantha Joseph, “In Fight for Attorney Fees ‘Prevailing Party’ Becomes Slippery Notion,” reports that foreclosure defense attorney Jeffrey H. Papell...
NCAA Appeals $40M Fee Award to Ninth Circuit
February 16, 2018
A recent Courthouse News story by Nathan Solis, “NCAA Asks 9th Circuit to Strip $40M Fee Award From Student-Athletes” reports that the National Collegiate Athletic Association fought a $40 million...
A recent Delaware Law Weekly story by Tom McParland, “Carney Asks for Fee Reduction in Case Striking State Court Party Balance Mandate” reports that attorneys for Governor John Carney are asking...
Fee Request Denied Because Neither Party Prevailed
January 9, 2018
A recent Delaware Business Court Insider by Tom McParland, “Seven-Figure Fee Request Crumble as Bouchard Calls Cookie Contract Case a Draw” reports that the Delaware Court of Chancery denied...
Governor Cuomo Signs Attorney Fee FOIL Bill
December 13, 2017
A recent Times Union story by Brendan J. Lyons, “Cuomo Signs Bill Strengthening FOIL Law,” reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will require judges to award attorneys' fees to...
Jones Day Seeks Fees from EEOC After “Baseless Suit”
November 13, 2017
A recent NLJ story by Erin Mulvaney, “Jones Day Seeks $446K in Fees From EEOC After ‘Baseless Suit’ Goes Nowhere” reports that Jones Day lawyers are seeking hundreds of thousands in legal...
A recent FC&S Legal article by Steven Meyerowitz, “The Florida Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for Insureds’ Attorneys to get Big Fee Awards,” reports on a recent decision by the Florida...