A recent NLJ story, “Federal Circuit Rejects Fee Award to Google, Finding Ky. Company’s Position ‘Not Objectively Baseless’ reports that in a precedential opinion...
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Archive: 2011
Asbestos Defendants Seek Fees in Fraud Case
January 11, 2011
A recent Legal News Line story, “Ill. Central Again Argues for $1M from Asbestos Lawyers” reports that Illinois Central Railroad lawyers are arguing for nearly $1 million in attorney fees...
What is the Definition of Attorney Fees?
January 10, 2011
According to Black’s Law Dictionary, the definition of attorney’s fees is as follows: Attorney’s Fees: The charge to a client for services performed for the client, such as an...
A recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch story, “Firm that Sued, Won Over MSD Charge Seeks $4.3 Million in Fees” reports that St. Louis-based Greenfelder, Hemker & Gale are seeking $4.3...
$22M Fee Dispute Among Lawyers in Adelphia Class Action
January 5, 2011
A recent law.com story, “Plaintiffs Firms Claim Lead Counsel Shortchanged Them by $22 Million in Adelphia Class Action” reports that law firms Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann and...
CA Appeals Court Rules in Sec. 1717 Prevailing Party Case
January 4, 2011
A recent Metropolitan News story, “C.A. Upholds Fee Award Against Lawyer in Copier Dispute” reports that a California appeals court has rejected an Orange County attorney’s challenge...
A recent Courthouse New Service story, “Attorney Fired by Client Lacks Valid Claim for Fees” reports that an attorney who bought in a more experienced attorney to help on a personal injury...