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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Professional Fees

USTP

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Eighth Circuit Tosses $1 FLSA Attorney Fee Award

August 19, 2021

Fee Calculation Method

Fee Denial

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Fees & Judicial Discretion

Hourly Rates

Lodestar

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Law Firm Wants Attorney Fee Dispute in Arbitration

August 18, 2021

Billing Record / Entries

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Class Counsel Seek $4.3M in Fees in ERISA Settlement

August 17, 2021

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Second Circuit Urged to Undo Attorney Fee Denial in IP Action

August 16, 2021

Fee Denial

Fee Issues on Appeal

Practice Area: IP Litigation

SCOTUS

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Indian Tribe Asks To Lower Attorney Fees in Embezzlement Scheme

August 15, 2021

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Billing Record / Entries

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3 Law Firms Seek ‘Mootness Fees’ in Investor Suit

August 14, 2021

Fees & Corp. Bylaws

Mootness Fees

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Class Counsel Defend Fee Request in Subaru Windshield

August 13, 2021

Billing Record / Entries

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$34M in Attorney Fees in Peanut Processors Price Fixing Action

August 12, 2021

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No Arbitration for Attorney-Client Fee Dispute

August 11, 2021

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

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UK / International

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Insurers Fail to Disqualify Law Firms in Recovery of Attorney Fees

August 10, 2021

Fees & Insurance Policy

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Attorney Fees Capped at 15 Percent in $26B Opioid MDL

August 9, 2021

Fee Cap / Fee Limits

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Law Firms Improperly Paid Attorney Fees, Suit Says

August 8, 2021

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Court Considers Sliding Scale for Attorney Fees in Antitrust Action

August 7, 2021

Fee Calculation Method

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AIG Unit Denied Attorney Fees in $7.2M Coverage Win

August 6, 2021

Coverage of Fees

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Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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5 Law Firm Seek $44M in Attorney Fees in GCI Liberty Action

August 5, 2021

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Law Firms Spar Over Attorney Fees Ahead of Trial

August 4, 2021

Fees & Withdrawing / Terminated

FRCP

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San Francisco & Dallas Join Top Tier Billing Rate Cities

August 3, 2021

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Judge Slams Attorney For Waste in Deepwater MDL

August 2, 2021

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Fees & Litigation Tactics