September 23, 2013
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Judge Bumps Up Lodestar by 50 Percent in Awarding Fees,” reports that a federal judge had sweeping praise for a million-dollar settlement, a third of...
September 16, 2013
A recent Inside Counsel story, “Litigation: Using Bill Surveys to Determine ‘Reasonable’ Rates,” written by David McMahon of Barger & Wolen, exams the use of billing hourly...
September 14, 2013
A recent ABA Journal story, “How Much Has Weil Gotshal earned in Lehman Brothers’ Bankruptcy?,” reports that professional fees paid to lawyers and other bankruptcy professionals tops...
September 13, 2013
A recent Metropolitan News story, “C.A. Court Upholds Attorney Fee Award Six Times Damages,” reports that the Second District Court of Appeals in California—citing the...
September 6, 2013
A recent The Recorder story, “9th Circuit OKs NVIDIA Class Settlement,” reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit signed off on a first-of-its-kind class action...
September 5, 2013
Plaintiffs’ lawyers and defense counsel use different billing models. Defense lawyers typically bill by the hour with their fees paid by a corporate client. Typically,...
September 3, 2013
The NFL has reached a $765 million settlement with 4,500 retired football players in the consolidated concussion-related litigation. U.S. District Judge Anita Brody will still have to...
September 2, 2013
California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 462 into law, making it harder for employers to obtain attorney’s fees in certain employment wage claim cases. Prior to the passage of SB...
September 2, 2013
A recent Bloomberg story, “U.S. Bank Legal Bills Exceed $100 Billion,” reports that since the financial crisis the six biggest U.S. banks, led by JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Bank of...
September 1, 2013
A recent BLT Blog post, “Fannie Mae Securities Class Action Lawyers Seek $44M,” reports that the plaintiffs’ lawyers are seeking 22 percent of the $153 million settlement fund...
