NALFA recently released the results from our 2020 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey. The results, published in The 2020 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report, contains billing rate data on the very...
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Archive: 2021
Article: Eleventh Circuit’s New Standard for Attorney Fees in ADA Cases...at Gas Stations
September 3, 2021
A recent article by David Raizman and Paul J. De Boe, “Eleventh Circuit of Appeals Creates New Standard for Standing in Title III Cases Against Gas Stations,” reports on a recent ruling on ADA...
More Doubt if ’Exceptional’ Patent Fees Include PTAB Work
September 2, 2021
A recent Bloomberg Law story by Matthew Bultman, “Doubts Deepen if ‘Exceptional’ Patent Fees Include PTAB Work,” reports that companies that win an “exceptional” patent lawsuit can be...
Article: New Attorney Fee Law May Be Boon To Florida Property Insurers
September 1, 2021
A recent article by Christine Renella and William Zieden-Weber, “New Fla. Atty Fee Law May Be Boon To Property Insurers,” reports a new law in Florida that amends Florida's attorney fees...
A recent Reuters story by Mike Scarcella, “Class Lawyers Win Reduced Fee of $152M in Sutter Case,” reports that a California judge has slashed a requested legal fee award in an antitrust...
Senior Litigators Now Entering Tier 3 Rates ($651-$900)
August 28, 2021
NALFA recently released the results from our 2020 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey. The results, published in The 2020 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report, contains billing rate data on the very...
Attorneys Seek $3.6M in $14M John Hancock ERISA Settlement
August 26, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Rachel Stone, “Lawyers Seek $3.6M Cut of $14M John Hancock 401(K) Deal,” reports that attorneys from Nichols Kaster and Block & Leviton have asked a Massachusetts...
Insurer Overpaid Policyholder’s Attorney Fees, Judge Finds
August 25, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Daphne Zhang, “Insurer Overpaid For Policyholder’s Legal Bills, Judge Finds,” reports that a New York federal judge said that an insurer's decision to stop paying a...
A recent Law 360 article by Charles Agee, “5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding,” reports on litigation funding. This article was posted with permission. The article...
Article: Who Pays For Attorney Fees in Litigation?
August 23, 2021
A recent article by Julie Pendleton, “Who Pays For Attorney Fees in Litigation?,” reports on who covers attorney fees in litigation in Washington. This article was posted with permission. The...