A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Zack Needles, “Court: WCJ Has No Authority to Assess Reasonableness of 20% Counsel Fee” reports that a divided Commonwealth Court en banc has ruled that a...
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Archive: 2020
Jenner & Block Win Attorney Fees in Pro Bono Case
May 14, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Lauraann Wood, “Jenner & Block Gets Fees For Prevailing in Pro Bono Suit” reports that Jenner & Block LLP should receive attorney fees under the Illinois Civil...
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, “Houston Retailer Alleges Offit Kurman Overbilled for Defense Work, E-Discovery” reports that a Texas lawsuit alleging “unconscionable...
$49M Fee Request in BofA, Countrywide Class Action
May 12, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Lauren Berg, “Borrowers Seek $49M Atty Fees in BofA, Countrywide Case” reports that, following a recent $250 million settlement that ended a consolidated class action...
$245M Fee Award in DePuy Hip Implant Mass Tort
May 11, 2020
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Amanda Bronstad, “DePuy Hip Implant Mass Tort Yields $245 Million Fee Award” reports that a federal judge has approved an estimated $245 million in fees...
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Max Mitchell, “Third Circuit Oks NFL Concussion Litigation Attorney Fees-With One Exception” reports that a federal appeals court has ruled to mostly affirm...
A recent Law 360 story by Hannah Albarazi, “Alsup Scolds Apple, Cisco for ‘G-R-E-E-D’ in Atty Fee Bid,” reports that U.S. District Judge William Alsup admonished Apple and Cisco during a...
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Santoni, “2 Firms Seek $17M Fee Award for Railroad No-Poach Deals” reports that Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Fine Kaplan and Black RPC asked a...
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “3rd Circ. Nixes Consumers’ Fees Bid in Owens Corning Suit” reports that the Third Circuit said consumers weren't entitled to attorney fees for scoring a...
A recent Law 360 story by Michelle Casady, “Texas Panel Orders Redo on Atty Fee Award in Med Mal Case” reports that a Texas appellate court declined to revive the medical malpractice lawsuit of a...