A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Insurer Hit With Attorney Fees for ‘Unreasonable’ Removal,” reports that a federal judge has ordered an insurance company to pay attorney fees and costs...
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A recent NLJ story, “Calif. Judge, Often Reversed, is Removed From Barbri Antitrust Class Action,” reports that a federal appeals court ordered the removal of a California judge who is overseeing...
$1.5M Attorney Fee Award in Diet Drug MDL
May 12, 2016
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “$1.5M in Attorney Fees Awarded in Diet Drug Cases,” reports that a federal judge has awarded $1.5 million to a law firm representing plaintiffs in the diet...
A recent Law 360 story, “Law Firm Fee Hikes Under Scrutiny in Caesars Bankruptcy,” reports that the committee scrutinizing the professional fees being charged in the Caesars Entertainment...
NALFA Spotlight: KPC Legal Audit Services, Inc.
May 10, 2016
NALFA Spotlight is a new feature that focuses on one specific member, new and significant attorney fee jurisprudence or new trendsetting attorney fee scholarship. These newsworthy people, issues,...
A recent Law 360 story, “Fla. High Court Nixes Workers’ Comp Law Atty Fee Formula,” reports that the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the prevailing-party attorneys' fees provision...
A recent The Recorder story, “New Rules Mean It’s Payback Time in Patent Cases,” reports that it's been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court rewrote the rules for fee-shifting in patent cases...
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Judge Ordered to Pay Legal Fees of FIFA Official,” reports that insurers have been ordered to pay the legal fees of a FIFA official arrested in a...
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Fifth Circuit Makes It Easier to Recover Attorney Fees in Trademark Cases,” reports that, in a decision that will make it easier for litigants to recover attorney...
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Pa. Justices Side With Firm in Fee Dispute,” reports that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled a law firm cannot be held liable for breach of contract...