A recent Law 360 story by Rose Krebs, “3 Firms Get $16.8M for $60M Tesla-SolarCity Suit Deal,” reports that a Delaware vice chancellor approved Grant & Eisenhofer PA, Kessler Topaz Meltzer...
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Boston Calls $2.3M Fee Request ‘Beyond The Pale’
August 17, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Brian Dowling, “Boston Calls Officers’ $2.3M Fee Request ‘Beyond The Pale’” reports that calling the request "beyond the pale," the city of Boston asked a federal...
Sixth Circuit: Attorney Fees Can Be Awarded in Arbitration
August 16, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emma Cueto, “6th Circ. Orders Atty Fee Paid in Power Co.’s $5M Arbitration,” reports that the Sixth Circuit has overturned a lower court decision regarding attorney...
Hourly Rate Growth Hits All-Time High…Why?
August 15, 2020
A recent Law.com story by Patrick Smith, “Overall Demand Down for Big Law, But Rate Growth Hits All-Time High. Why?,” reports that the overall demand for legal services dropped 5.9% from the same...
Federal Circuit Backs Attorney Fee Cap in IDEA Cases
August 14, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Andrew Karpan, “DC Circ. Backs Atty Fee Cap in Civil Right Row” reports that the D.C. Circuit rejected the efforts of attorneys representing hundreds of parents in a...
$77M in Attorney Fees in $386M Bond Price Fixing Settlement
August 13, 2020
Recently a federal district court in New York granted final approval of a $386.5 million settlement, including over $77 million in attorneys’ fees, in a class action brought by investors alleging...
Sixth Circuit Tosses Hourly Rates Citing ‘Community Market Rule’
August 12, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Field, “6th Circ. Wipes Out Atty Fee Award in Vita-Mix Blender Deal” reports that the Sixth Circuit vacated a nearly $4 million attorney fees award in a class...
A recent Law 360 article by Michael McTigue, Meredith Slawe, and Max Kaplan of Cozen O’Connor, “7th Circ. Ruling Should Deter Class Objector Side Deals,” report on a recent Seventh Circuit...
NALFA Releases 3 Models of Growth for Litigation Hourly Rates
August 10, 2020
NALFA conducts custom hourly rate surveys for law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies. Our hourly rate surveys provide our clients with the most current and accurate hourly...
GAO Says Attorney Fee Cap Applies to Former Small Business
August 7, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Alyssa Aquino, “GAO Says Protest Fee Cap Applies to Former Small Biz,” reports that a Virginia company can't recoup the full legal costs of protesting a $19 million...