"Lay persons are not able to adjudicate the matter of reasonable attorney fee without the testimonial opinion of an expert. Even where a judge is the finder of fact of a reasonable...

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  In a recent interview, "Contolling Litigation Costs", Brad Wright, Practice Manager for the Risk Management and Product Liability practice group at Roetzel and Andress discusses the...

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  A recent article, "Fortune 500: The Total Cost of Litigation Estimated at One-Third Profits", estimates that litigation cuts into profits by one-third for Fortune 500 Companies. The...

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  An article, "Attorney Fees Under Fire", in Minnesota Lawyer discusses proposed legislation that has riled plaintiffs' attorneys. The bill would require that where a statute provides...

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  In an article, Andrew F. Halaby of Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix explores the issues and factors that affect decision making in breach of contract lawsuits in terms of attorneys' fees....

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  In an article in Plaintiff Magazine, Mary Katherine Bedard of Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos in San Francisco explores the issues and principles of attorney fee awards in...

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   In the March 2008 edition of the ABA Journal, Let's Be Reasonable reviews the large body of law and opinion on fee agreements. The article concludes, "Even though ABA Model Rule...

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  General Experience Level of Attorney Handling the AccountBeware if your cases are handled largely by neophytes and new associates. Young attorneys may need to learn on the job and cut...

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  Christopher S. Marks of Williams Kastner in Seattle was recently interviewed by the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel in "Managing Litigation Costs in Difficult Times". In response to a...

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