SCOTUS to Hear EEOC Fee Award Dispute
December 4, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “Justices Will Resolve Feud Over Jenner & Block’s Fee Award” reports the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to referee a long-running dispute between Jenner & Block and the...
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Settlement Reached in Fee Dispute in Family Trust Case in Florida
November 20, 2015
A recent Daily Business Review story, “Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Attorney Fees,” reports that Miami attorney Bruce Katzen has reached a confidential settlement with Wells Fargo Bank over...
Western Union Lacks Standing to Challenge $40M Fee Award
November 18, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “$40.5M Fee to Plaintiffs Firms Upheld Against Western Union” reports that a federal appeals court has upheld $40.5 million in attorney fees in a settlement with the Western...
Judge Cuts Fee Request in 9/11 MDL
November 11, 2015
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Firms’ Discovery Fee Request is Trimmed on 9/11 Litigation” reports that in a sanctions award over defendants’ failure to comply with discovery orders in...
A recent NLJ story, “Law Firm Can Keep $270K Fee Award for $70K Judgement, D.C. Circuit Says,” reports that a boutique law firm in Washington can keep nearly $270,000 in legal fees after winning a...
Justices Eye Attorney Fees in Contract Breach Case
October 15, 2015
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Justices Eye Attorney Fees in Contract Breach Case” reports that in an argument that one justice called "remarkably brief," Pennsylvania's high court took on...
Opponents Can’t Object to NJ Exxon Settlement
October 9, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Opponents of $225M Exxon Accord Can’t Intervene in Case,” reports that a Superior Court judge has rejected a bid by environmental groups to intervene and...
Texas Wants Supreme Court to Hear Attorney Fee Issue
October 1, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “Texas Wants Supreme Court to Strike Legal Fee Award in Voting Case,” reports that Texas wants that U.S. Supreme Court to review an order that forces the state to pay more than...
Foreign Nations Not Immune to Fee Dispute Litigation
September 29, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “Dentons’ Fee Suit to Proceed,” reports that the Republic of Guinea must face allegations in the U.S. court that failed to pay the law firm Dentons more than $10 million in...
NALFA Hosts Successful Program on Attorney Fees & Ethics
September 24, 2015
Today, NALFA hosted its fourth professional development and CLE program on attorney fee and legal billing matters of the year. The 90-minute program, “Attorney Fees & Ethics: It Pays To Be...