A recent NLJ story, “Volkswagen Challenges Fee Award Method in MDL Settlement,” reports that an award of $30 million in attorney fees and nearly $1.2 million in costs to plaintiffs’...
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A recent New York Law Journal story, “Judge Backs Firm’s Demand for $414,000 in Fee Dispute,” reports that Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Joan Madden has ruled that Emery Celli...
A recent AM Law Daily story, “Court Slashes Baker & Hostetler Fees in Maine Redistricting Litigation,” reports that a three-judge panel has ruled that the attorney fees by lawyers for...
A recent NLJ story, “$7.8 Billion BP Settlement Wins Judge’s Preliminary OK,” reports that a federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement between BP PLC and individuals...
A recent article by Adam Freed of Los Angeles-based Proskauer Rose, “California Supreme Court Denies Fee-Shifting on Meal and Rest Period Claim,” reports that the California Supreme Court...
MGA Defends $140M Attorney Fee Award
May 2, 2012
A recent NLJ story, “Huge Award was Justified by Mattel’s Scorched-Earth Tactics, MGA Argues” reports that MGA Entertainment Inc. told an appellate court that the $310 million...
Texas Firm Files Suit in $10M Contingency Fee Dispute
April 26, 2012
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Firm at War Over $10 Million Contingency Fee in Patent Suit,” reports that The Matthews Firm has sued Laminack, Pirtle & Martines and two clients they...
A Washington, DC-based tort reform lobby group, American Tort Reform Association (ATRA), wrote legislation that would limit Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s power to hire outside...
Weil's Legal Bill for Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Tops $380M
April 23, 2012
A recent AM Law Daily story, “As Lehman Exits Bankruptcy, Weil’s Tab Stands at Nearly $383 Million,” reports that Weil, Gotshal & Mange’s business finance and restructuring...
A recent AM Law Daily story, “When It Comes to Billing, Latest Rate Report Shows the Rich Keep Getting Richer,” reports that hourly rates just keep rising—and the best paid lawyers...