NJ Appeals Court Upholds Fee Reductions
January 22, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Court OKs Slash of $94K Fee Application by More Than Half,” reports that even in a fee-shifting case, it’s permissible for a judge evaluating...
January 22, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Court OKs Slash of $94K Fee Application by More Than Half,” reports that even in a fee-shifting case, it’s permissible for a judge evaluating...
January 12, 2015
A recent Law 360 story, “E-Books Buyer Appeals $30M Attys’ Fee Award in Apple Deal” reports that an e-book buyer lodged an appeal challenging the $30 million in attorneys’ fee...
December 24, 2014
NALFA tracks important attorney fee rulings in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. These fee rulings impact the body of law related to attorney fees. NALFA has ranked the most...
December 23, 2014
The liquidation of the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (BLMIS) has not come to an end, but the legal and professional fees of trustee Irving H. Picard of Baker & Hostetler in New York...
December 22, 2014
A recent Courthouse New Service, “Judge Slashes ‘Eye Catching’ Attorney Fees” reports that a federal judge trimmed a $4.5 million fee request from a merger dispute, citing...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Lasley v. Commissioner, affirmed a district court’s order awarding reduced attorneys’ fees under the Social Security Act. The...
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Fourth Court Creates Split on Attorney Fee Question,” reports that splitting from two intermediate appellate courts, San Antonio’s Fourth Court of...
December 5, 2014
A recent Law 360 story, “Calif. Panel OKs $6M Fee Award in Robert Half Settlement,” reports that a California appeals court affirmed a $6.3 million fee award in staffing firm Robert Half...
December 1, 2014
A recent NLJ story, “Sushi Restaurant Class Award With Fees Admonition,” reports that a federal judge has approved a $2.4 million wage-and-hour settlement between plaintiffs and a New York...
November 25, 2014
A recent The Recorder story, “Plaintiffs Shop Slammed by Appeal Court for Suspect Fees,” reports that a $5 million fee award that was based on a $6 million recovery was sent back to San...