A recent NLJ article, “An Oft-Overlooked Path to Recovering Costs, Fees,” by Sam Casey and Aaron Furniss of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan in Atlanta, reports that often overlooked in...
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When Letting a Bill Go Unpaid Can Be Good for Business
June 30, 2014
A recent ABA Journal article, “When Letting a Bill go Unpaid Can Be Good for Business,” discusses how pursuing clients for unpaid bills can be counterproductive. Scott Saul, a Miami...
Texas Ordered to Pay Attorney Fees in Redistricting Case
June 26, 2014
A recent NLJ story, “Texas Fights Million-Dollar Legal Fee Award in Voting Case,” reports that a federal judge in Washington reached a “remarkable result” when she ordered...
Are One-Way Fee-Shifting Provisions Unconscionable?
June 23, 2014
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Is a ‘One-Sided’ Attorney-Fee Provision in an Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable?,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court held that allowing one...
A recent Daily Report story, “Justices Say That Fee Shifting Can’t Rest Solely on Contingency Fee,” reports that how much in attorney fees to a plaintiff under Georgia’s offer...
A recent Commercial Litigation Insider story, “Ramos Questions Firm’s Billing Judgment in Reducing Fees,” reports that an attorney’s request for more than $1,000 an hour in...
Apple, HP Test New Supreme Court Fee-Shifting Ruling
June 16, 2014
A recent The Recorder story, “Apple, HP Chase Fees from Serial Patent Plaintiff,” reports that wielding the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on fee-shifting in patent cases,...
Delaware Lawyers Draft Legislation to Protect Legal Fees
June 11, 2014
Days after a Delaware Supreme Court ruling last month that could help businesses, a group of Wilmington corporate lawyers quickly drafted legislation that the Senate could consider to protect...
In-House Counsel Can Recover Fees in Massachusetts
June 10, 2014
A recent post, “Prevailing Party Can Recover Legal Fees for In-House Lawyer,” by Stan Martin of Duane Morris in Boston, writes about the recent ruling in Holland v. Jachmann, Mass App. Ct....
A recent Forbes story, “How About Cutting Attorneys’ Fees from the Next NFL Concussion Settlement,” by Roger Groves raises concerns over the attorney fees in the next NFL Concussion...