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Judge Cites New Ninth Circuit Ruling When Considering Fee Calculation

November 12, 2020

Fee Calculation Method

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Lawyering

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Ninth Circuit Clarifies Fee Calculation Method in Class Coupon Settlements

November 11, 2020

Fee Calculation Method

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$2B in Attorney Fees Offered in $26B Opioid MDL Settlement

November 5, 2020

Historic / Landmark Case

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Class Counsel Seek $18.5M in Fees in LIBOR MDL

November 3, 2020

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

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Article: Unusual Settlement Structure Leads to Fee Award Almost Double Judgment

November 1, 2020

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GA Appeals Court Affirms Jury’s $1.2M Attorney Fee Award

October 31, 2020

Fees & Bad Faith

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Sinclair Oil Seeks Coverage of Defense Fees in Wyoming High Court

October 30, 2020

Coverage of Fees

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Borrowers Dismiss AG’s Critique of Attorney Fee Request

October 29, 2020

Fee Dispute

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Full Eleventh Circuit Urged to Buck Ban on Class Incentive Awards

October 28, 2020

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Hagens Berman Says It Earned Every Penny of $48M Fee Request

October 27, 2020

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Judge Cuts Fee Request in Half in Boston Cop Bias Action

October 26, 2020

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Judge: Can Counsel Tack 40% Fee Request on Top of $33M Verdict?

October 23, 2020

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Article: Five Cost-Cutting Strategies for Corporate Legal Departments

October 22, 2020

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Virgin Flight Attendants Defend $6M Fee Award in Ninth Circuit

October 21, 2020

Litigation Management

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Election Year Politics Fuel AGs Fee Opposition in Opioid MDL

October 20, 2020

Legislation / Politics

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Law Firm Seeks Defense Fee ‘Advance’ from Trustee

October 19, 2020

Advancement of Fees

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Whistleblower Law Firm Sued Over Fees in GSK Action

October 17, 2020

Fee Sharing / Referral Fees

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Security Firm Tells Federal Circuit It Can’t Pay Attorney Fees

October 16, 2020

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Federal Circuit Asked in Toss Fee Award to Apple, Cisco

October 15, 2020

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