A recent American Lawyer story, “Kirkland on Contingency: Behind a $93 Million Fee Deal” reports that Kirkland & Ellis earned $93 million for its work recovering environmental cleanup costs...
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A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Burlington Northern Santa Fe Seeks $16K in Attorney Fees After Court Grants Sanctions Against Race Discrimination Plaintiff” reports that Burlington Northern Santa...
More In-House Counsel are Tracking Their Hours
March 4, 2016
A recent Corporate Counsel story, “More In-House Lawyers Are Logging Their Hours. Should You?,” reports that one of the biggest perks of going in-house is saying goodbye to tracking your time. ...
NFL’s Deflategate Legal Bills Add Up
March 3, 2016
A recent WSJ Law Blog story, “’Deflategate’ Legal Bills Add Up,” reports that the saga about an alleged scheme to deflate footballs wasn’t exactly a pro bono affair. The legal bills...
A recent Law360 story, “Ethanol Co. Wants $1M Attys’ Fee Award Knocked Down” reports that an ethanol company that successfully wiped out a $36 million judgment after appealing a derivative suit...
Judge Awards Attorney Fees in ERISA Case
March 2, 2016
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “$567,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded in ERISA Case,” reports that a federal judge has awarded $567,000 in attorney fees to a lawyer working on an ERISA case that...
SCOTUS Denies Fee Dispute Case in Avandia MDL
March 1, 2016
A recent NLJ story, “Girardi Keese Loses SCOTUS Bid in Avandia Fee Fight,” reports the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up Girardi Keese’s fight against turning over more than $10 million...
NALFA Hosts Panel of U.S. District Judges on Attorney Fee Awards
February 29, 2016
The National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) is hosting an all judicial panel discussion on court awarded attorney fees. The CLE program is entitled, "View from the Bench: Awarding...
Suit Claims Law Firm Didn’t Comply with Fee Agreement
February 26, 2016
A recent ABA Journal story, “Suit Claims Quinn Emanuel Didn’t Comply with Fee Agreement,” reports that a lawsuit filed last week claims Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan overbilled for its...
Fee Award Dispute Appeal Reaches Ninth Circuit
February 25, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “Nobel Tells 9th Circ. To Nix $2.3M Fee Award in Implant Deal,” reports that Nobel Biocare Holding AG urged the Ninth Circuit to vacate a $2.3 million fee award to...