October 26, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Lead Vioxx Plaintiffs Lawyers Awarded $315 Million of $4.85 Billion Settlement” reports that U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon in New Orleans, who oversaw the...
October 11, 2010
A recent Houston Chronicle story, “Spill Fund Legal Fees So Far: $2.5 Million” reports that Kenneth Feinberg and his law firm, Feinberg Rosen, LLP in Washington, have been paid more than...
September 30, 2010
A recent Houston Chronicle story, “Ex-Clients Sue Lawyer Over Diet Drug Settlement” reports that ten former clients have sued George M. Fleming of Fleming & Associates, LLP in...
September 28, 2010
A recent NLJ story, “Judge Citing ‘Egregious Breach’ Slashes BAR/BRI Fees” reports that U.S. District Judge Manuel Real in Los Angeles, citing “egregious breach of...
September 21, 2010
Plaintiffs’ attorneys who represented environmental groups that stopped a residential development should be considered for substantially more attorney fees than were originally awarded, a...
September 20, 2010
A recent law.com story, “N.J. Appeals Court Rebukes Judge Who Cut Fee Award to Discourage Fee-Shifting” reports that a New Jersey appeals court had some critical words for a judge who said...
September 16, 2010
A recent law.com story, “$35 Million More in Interim Fees Awarded in Madoff Case” reports that Trustee Irving H. Picard of Baker & Hostetler, LLP in New York and a team of lawyers...
September 15, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Departures From Billing Standards Lead to Loss of $424,000 in Fees” reports that U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton in New Jersey slashed $424,332 from a $2.9...
September 10, 2010
A recent NLJ story, “Law Clinic was Entitled to Recover Fees for Students’ Work” reports that a law school clinic at George Washington University has won attorney’s fees for a...
September 9, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Court Vacates $99,000 Fee to Counsel for Plaintiff Who Won $650” reports that a New Jersey appeals court overturned a $99,252 fee award in a consumer fraud case,...
