A recent Courthouse News story, “Oil Spill Attorneys’ Fees Upheld” reports that the 5th Circuit upheld a federal judge’s order giving 6 percent of all Deepwater Horizon...
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Archive: 2012
New Article: When the American Rule Doesn't Apply: Attorney's Fees as Damages in California Litigation
February 17, 2012
A recent article in the State Bar of California’s California Litigation, “When the American Rule Doesn’t Apply: Attorney’s Fees as Damages in California Litigation...
A recent NLJ story, “Bluetooth Litigants Defend Settlement Against 9th Circuit Qualms” reports that lawyers on both sides of a settlement over hearing loss claims involving...
News Corp. Legal Bills Near $200M...So Far
February 15, 2012
A recent law.com story, “News Corp. Financials Show Phone-Hacking Legal Bills Nearing $200 Million” reports that News Corp. has paid our nearly $200 million in legal costs over the phone...
House GOP Targets Contingency Fees in State AGs Contracts
February 7, 2012
On February 2, 2012 the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on “Contingency Fees and Conflicts of Interest in State AG Enforcement of Federal...
Entergy Seeks $4.6M in Attorney Fees from State of Vermont
February 6, 2012
A recent VTDigger.org story, “Entergy Seeks $4.6 Million in Legal Fees From State of Vermont” reports that Entergy Corp. filed a motion with the U.S. District Court on Friday to recover...
Minnesota House Places Limits on Attorney Compensation
February 3, 2012
A recent Star Tribune story, “House Approves Changes to Laws on Lawsuits” reports that Republicans in the Minnesota House pushed through a series of so-called “tort reform”...
A Look at Legal Fees Ahead of NFL Labor Lockout Talks
February 2, 2012
A recent Am Law Daily story, “Super Bowl Special: A Look at the Legal Fees Racked Up by NFL Player Ahead of the Lockout” reports that the National Football League Players Association...
A NLJ story, “Insurers Fail to Slip the Hook for MGA’s Bratz Litigation Costs” reports that a federal judge has sided with MGA Entertainment Inc, against insurance companies that...
NJ Rejects Perdue, Reaffirms Fee Analysis in Rendine
January 31, 2012
A New Jersey Law Journal story, “Court Upholds Rendine Fee Shifting, Declining to Follow U.S. High Court” reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court reaffirmed its nearly two decade old...