A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “9th Circ. Judge ‘Concerned’ Over Hagens Berman’s $42M Fees,” reports that a Ninth Circuit judge appeared skeptical of keeping intact Hagens Berman...
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Justices Won’t Hear Fee Allocation Dispute in VW Settlement
October 21, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Boysen, “Justices Won’t Hear Firms’ Fee Dispute in $10B VW Settlement,” reports that Nagel Rice LLP and a dozen other firms that claim they were unfairly cut...
$62.5M in Fees in $250M Alibaba Securities Class Action Settlement
October 18, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Dean Seal, “Rosen Law Gets $62.5M Award as Alibaba Deal Gets Final OK,” reports that a New York federal judge granted final approval to a $250 million settlement that...
Texas Lawyers Earn $3M in Fees in Clean Water Act Settlement
October 17, 2019
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Angela Morris, “Texas Lawyers Score $50 Million Settlement in Clean Water Act Case,” reports that a team of attorneys working alongside Texas RioGrande Legal Aid has...
$58.1 Fee Request in $234.6M Aequitas’ Ponzi Scheme Settlement
October 16, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Dean Seal, “Attys Seek $58.1M in Fees for Deloitte, Sidley Austin Deal,” reports that class counsel for investors in now-defunct Aequitas Management LLC are seeking a...
$22M Fee Request Draws Grousing in $47M Class Action Settlement
October 15, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Rose Krebs, “Abrams, Olshan Draw Guff for $22M Fee Bid on $47M Deal,” reports that Abrams & Bayliss and Olshan Frome Wolosky faced pushback on a $22 million fee bid...
Attorneys Seek $15M in Fees in Wendy’s Data Breach Settlement
October 14, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Santoni, “Attorneys Seek $15M From Wendy’s Data Breach Settlement,” reports that attorneys from Carlson Lynch and Scott & Scott want to take home $15...
A recent Lexology article by Meredith L. Pendergrass of Goldberg Segalla LLP, “Paying for Claimants’ Attorney Fees is the Exception to the Rule in D.C.,” reports on a recent appellate decision...
Can Insured Recover Attorney Fees From Public-Private Insurers?
October 10, 2019
A recent Law 360 article by Alexander Cogbill, “Can Insureds Recover Atty Fees From Public-Private Insurers?,” reports on the recent case law on attorney fee entitlement and recovery in insurance...
SCOTUS Questions Seem to Doubt USPTO’s Attorney Fee Claim
October 9, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Jimmy Hoover and Bill Donahue, “Justices Question USPTO’s Bold Pursuit of Atty Fees,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of the U.S. Patent and...