A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Judge Issues $4.5M Judgment, but Slashes Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Fees,” reports that plaintiff lawyers won a jury trial and a $4.5 million final judgment for...
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A recent American Lawyer story, “An Expensive Victory for the Beastie Boys,” reports that the Beastie Boys had the right to hire a “Cadillac” legal team at Sheppard Mullin to...
Court Upholds $1.7M Fee Award in Insurance Dispute
July 1, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Court Upholds $1.7M Fee Awards in Title Insurance Dispute,” reports that a New Jersey appeals court has upheld a $1.7 million attorney fee award...
A recent Reuters story, “Delaware Bans ‘Loser-Pays’ Rules in Corporate Class Actions,” reports that Delaware's governor has signed into law a ban on companies adopting...
Meet the Nation’s Top Rated Attorney Fee Experts
June 16, 2015
Attorney fee experts are judicially qualified expert witnesses who provide expert declarations on the reasonableness of attorney fee and expenses. Attorney fee experts are retained when attorney...
SCOTUS: No "Fee for Fees" in Chapter 11 Cases
June 15, 2015
Today, in a 6-3 decision (pdf), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that bankruptcy attorneys must bear the expense of defending their fees, which could make it harder for lawyers to get paid for their...
$19M Fee Award in False Claims Act Suit
June 11, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Whistleblower’s Attorney Fees: $16.5M, Plus $2.5M in Expenses, Costs,” reports that in a final judgment issued on June 9, U.S. District Judge...
Judge Cuts Fees Sought in Texas Oil Dispute
June 8, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Judge Slashes Attorney Fees in $4M Oil Patch Dispute,” reports that a west Texas federal judge gave a proposal for attorney fees a $12,000 haircut after...
Great Reviews for NALFA Webinars
June 3, 2015
NALFA is hosting a series of webinars on attorney fee and legal billing issues throughout 2015. All our webinars are free for NALFA members and NALFA clients. So far this year, NALFA has...
A recent The Recorder story, “Judge Refuses Most Fees Sought in Acquihire Case,” reports that lawyers with Arnold & Porter and McCarter & English scored a win for their client...