A recent article by Kenneth Duvall and Stephanie Koutsodendris, “Florida State Courts Limit Parties’ Abilities to Recover Attorneys’ Fees,” reports on attorney fee recovery in state courts in...
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Archive: 2021
Article: Recovering Attorney Fees in Arbitration
November 1, 2021
A recent article by Charles H. Dick, Jr., “Recovering Attorney Fees in Arbitration,” reports on recovering attorney fees in arbitration. This article was posted with permission. The article...
A recent article by John Connolly, “Can Texas Force Lawyers to Pay the Prevailing Party’s Legal Fees in Federal Litigation?,” reports on the new Texas legislation, SB 8 and its attorney fees...
A recent article by Lauren A. Taylor and Melodie Khosrovani, “Written Disclosure Requirements for Attorney Fees in Trust and Estate Administrations,” reports on written disclosure requirements...
Defense ‘Prevailing Party’ in DVPA Case Dropped by Plaintiff
October 9, 2021
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Defendant Was ‘Prevailing Party’ in Action Under DVPA Where Plaintiff Dropped Case,” reports that a judge erred in finding that a defendant was not the...
Judge Acted Arbitrarily in Setting ADA Attorney Fee Award
October 8, 2021
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Judge Acted Arbitrarily in Setting ADA Attorney Fee Award,” reports that a District Court judge, in setting an attorney fee award, acted arbitrarily in...
Article: What is a Legal Fee Audit?
October 7, 2021
A recent article by Jacqueline Vinaccia of Vanst Law LLP in San Diego “What is a Legal Fee Audit?,” reports on legal fee audits. This article was posted with permission. The article...
Federal Judge Cites NALFA Survey in Attorney Fee Award
October 1, 2021
A federal judge has cited a NALFA survey in a class action attorney fee award. U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas referenced NALFA’s...
$22.5M in Fees in $100M Asbestos Settlement in NJ
September 27, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Mike Curley, “BASF, Cahill Gordon To Pay $22.5M Atty Fees in Asbestos Suit,” reports that a New Jersey federal judge granted final approval to a $100 million settlement...
A recent Law 360 article by Jason Russell, Hilary Hamilton and Adam Lloyd of Skadden Arps, “9th Circ. Ruling Signals Scrutiny of Class Settlement Fees,” reports on a recent ruling from the Ninth...