5 Largest Class Action Settlements of 2014
February 18, 2015
The following class actions are the largest settlements in terms of payments awarded to consumers in 2014. $1.1 Billion LCD Panel Settlement $53 Million Apple iPhone/iPod Warranty...
February 18, 2015
The following class actions are the largest settlements in terms of payments awarded to consumers in 2014. $1.1 Billion LCD Panel Settlement $53 Million Apple iPhone/iPod Warranty...
February 13, 2015
A recent article, “Arbitration Provisions in Fee Agreements,” by Randy Evans and Shari Klevens of McKenna Long in Daily Report write about arbitration provisions in fee agreements. ...
February 11, 2015
A recent Metropolitan News Enterprise story, “Judge Erred in Denying Fee Award to Attorney Parris—C.A.,” reports that a California Court of Appeals held that a judge, appalled by the...
February 9, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Why Judges Deny or Cut Attorney Fees,” reports that when U.S. Judge Sam Sparks awarded Jerad Najvar’s clients $137,074 in attorney fees—only...
February 6, 2015
A recent CBSSports.com story, “NCAA Wants O’Bannon Fees Reduced by at Least $41.7 Million,” reports that the NCAA wants a federal judge to reduce the Ed O’Bannon...
February 5, 2015
NALFA has developed a practice area that centers on attorney fee disputes. Generally speaking, attorney fee disputes are disputes between parties over the fees/costs associated with legal...
February 4, 2015
Attorney fee experts Trey Cox and Jason Dennis, partners at Lynn Tillotson Pinker Cox, LLP in Dallas, have authored, How to Recover Attorneys’ Fees in Texas, Third Edition 2014, published by...
January 30, 2015
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Legal Fees Charged in Asbestos Cases Deemed Reasonable,” reports that a New York federal magistrate judge has recommended that an insurer pay $8.8...
January 28, 2015
A recent Delaware Business Court Insider story, “Judge Denies Request for $2.4M Fee Increase in Fisker Bankruptcy,” reports that a federal bankruptcy judge has rejected a $2.4 million fee...
January 26, 2015
A recent post, “Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees in Arbitration: A Trap For the Unwary,” by Thomas H. Wagner and Paul R. Wood of Polsinelli, in their law firm blog, discuss the recovery...