February 6, 2017
A recent CEBblog article, “How to Get Reciprocal Contractual Attorney Fees,” by Julie Brook, reports on reciprocal attorney fee shifting provisions under California’s § 1717. This article...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, by Charles Toutant, “Court: Plaintiff’s Deep Pockets Aren’t Cause to Deny Fee Application,” reports that a New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a...
January 17, 2017
A recent Law 360 story, “9th Circ. Hands CarMax Fee Dispute to Lower Court,” reports that the Ninth Circuit said that the district court should decide on whether a consumer deserves attorneys'...
A recent New York Law Journal article, “Are Contractually-Agreed Prevailing Party Attorney Fees Covered Under a CGL Policy?” by Costantino P. Suniano and Daniel Markewich of Mound Cotton ask...
January 5, 2017
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Judge Adds $700K in Attorney Fees to $150K Award in Age Bias Case,” reports that a Texas judge in Houston has awarded $767,742 in attorney fees—an amount that...
January 2, 2017
NALFA News Blog covers important news on attorney fees and legal billing matters, including state and federal attorney fee jurisprudence throughout the U.S. Here are some of the most consequential...
December 29, 2016
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Settlement Offer Irrelevant to Setting of Attorney Fees,” reports that ta California Court of Appeals reversed an attorney fee award of $72,000 because the...
December 21, 2016
A recent Spokesman Review story, “'Loser Pay' Rule in Idaho Court System Could Make Justice Available Only to Those With Deep Pockets,” reports that the Idaho Supreme Court has launched the...
October 27, 2016
A recent The Recorder story, “Appeals Court Eases Standard for Attorney Fees in Trademark Cases,” reports that ruling en banc without argument, the court unanimously adopted the “totality of the...
A recent Daily Business Review article, “Omnibus Insureds and Their Entitlement to Attorney Fees Under Florida Law,” by Christina M. Himmel, explores the third-party right to attorney fees under...
