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...
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Pfizer Settles Fee Dispute in $785M FCA Deal
May 10, 2017
A recent the Law 360 story by Brian Amaral, “Pfizer Settles Fee Dispute in $785M FCA Deal,” reports that Pfizer Inc. and a relator who blew the whistle on false claims have agreed to resolve...
AIG Unit Must Pay Defense Fees in Monopoly Case
May 5, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Boysen, “AIG Units Owe Sabre Monopoly Defense, NY Panel Says,” reports that Sabre Inc.’s roughly $300 million coverage dispute with two AIG units is headed to...
NALFA’s Fee Dispute Mediation Program is the nation’s only program devoted exclusively to resolving attorney-client fee disputes. NALFA’s Fee Dispute Mediation Program reached a milestone...
Judge Denies Fee Requests in VW Diesel Emission Litigation
April 25, 2017
A recent the Recorder story by Amanda Bronstad, “Breyer Denies Fee Motion in VW Diesel Fraud Case, But Opens Door for Lawyer to Seek Payment From Client,” reports that the federal judge in the...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Fees for Fees Under Statute
April 24, 2017
A recent Metropolitan News story by Kenneth Ofgang, “Panel Upholds Award of ‘Fees-on-Fees’ Under Statute” reports that a statute that permits federal judges to sanction attorneys for...
US Airways Defends $122M Fee Request in Sabre Antitrust Case
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...
Question: When Is a $3 Million Attorney Fee Award Painful?
April 19, 2017
Answer: When your fee request was $25 million higher. And so it was in In Re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, pending in federal court...
A recent The Recorder by Ross Todd, “At Odds With 9th Circuit, SCOTUS Nixes $2.7M in Discovery Sanctions,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court held on Tuesday that attorney fee awards resulting...
NALFA Podcast with Bankruptcy Fee Examiner Robert M. Fishman
April 17, 2017
NALFA hosts a podcast series on attorney fee issues. We talk with thought leaders, attorney fee experts, and attorney fee newsmakers who’ve helped shape and influence the jurisprudence of...