June 2, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Nicole Narea, “Stanford, ThermoLife Seek To Slash Fee Award in IP Suit” reports that Stanford University and ThermoLife International asked a California federal court to...
A recent the Above the Law story by Joe Patrice, “State Accidentally Abolishes ‘American Rule’ for Attorney Fees,” reports that Oklahoma has mistakenly abolished the "American Rule" in...
April 20, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “US Airways Defends $122M Fee Bid in Sabre Antitrust Suit” reports that US Airways defended its request for $122 million in attorneys' fees for its $15...
March 24, 2017
Today, NALFA hosted the CLE program “View From the Bench: Awarding Attorney Fees in Federal Litigation”. This program featured a panel of sitting federal judges. This is the third CLE program...
March 16, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Chuck Stanley, “Fed. Circuit Says EAJA Legal Fees Must Use Local Costs,” reports that awards for attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) must be...
March 9, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Bonnie Eslinger, “MetLife Faces $6.2M in Atty Fees Over Ponzi Scheme Ruling,” reports that a California judge tentatively ordered MetLife Inc. and various subsidiaries...
March 8, 2017
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Zack Needles, “Attorney Fees Not Subject to Damages Cap in Wage Case, Court Says,” reports that attorney fees can be awarded under the Pennsylvania Wage...
March 2, 2017
A recent NLJ story by C. Ryan Barber, “Judge Refuses Fee Award to State AGs in Antitrust Case,” reports that nearly a year after striking down Staples Inc.’s proposed takeover of Office Depot,...
February 21, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Kraft Buyers’ ‘Greedy’ Attys Fight Low Fee Award at 9th Circ,” reports that attorneys who extracted a confidential settlement from Kraft Foods over...
February 8, 2017
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by David Gialanella, “Court Remands $2M Fee Award, Tackles Jury Waiver Language,” reports that in a decision that sheds some light on the specificity of...
