A recent Law 360 story, “Ex-Jenner & Block Client Looks to Undo $4.4M Atty Fee Award,” reports that a former Jenner & Block patent litigation client asked a Texas appeals court to...
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A recent Bloomberg story, “SOX Act No Bar to Fee Award for Defendants Who Prevailed on State Whistle-Blower Claim,” reports that because the Sarbanes-Oxley Act doesn’t preempt a...
A recent Courthouse News Service story, “Massive Attorneys’ Fee Award Upheld on Appeal,” reports that attorneys who won a $7 billion judgment for bankrupt cooper-mining firm Asarco,...
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Lack of Specificity Sinks Fee Award,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court has struck down an attorney fee award because lawyers didn’t tell the trial...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in two cases concerning attorney fees in patent litigation, including one cast as an avenue to deter frivolous litigation by patent trolls. The opinions ease...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Courts Won’t Upset Settlement or Fees in Dentists’ Suit Against Horizon,” reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court will not disturb a...
A recent The Recorder story, “Judge Awards Fees in Apple Warranty Litigation,” reports that lawyers who sued Apple Inc. for denying warranty coverage will receive $13.25 million in...
The New Case Against Professional Class Action Objectors
April 14, 2014
In theory, the goal of a class action objector is to obtain a greater monetary benefit to class members. This can be done in one of two ways: (1) increase the overall amount of the settlement; or...
Seventh Circuit Reaffirms Lodestar Method in Class Actions
April 10, 2014
A recent National Law Review article, “Seventh Circuit Affirms Lodestar Method to Determine Attorneys’ Fees in TCPA Class Action,” by Sheppard Mullin Associate David M. Poell, writes...
A recent National Law Review story, “Second Circuit: Five Factors Still Relevant to ERISA Attorney Fee Awards,” by Proskauer Rose Associate Anthony S. Cacace, reports that the Second...