Fee Allocation Dispute in Avandia MDL
January 18, 2013
A recent Bloomberg News story, “Glaxo Accord Said to Spur Lawyer Fight Over Fees,” reports that nine law firms are challenging a bid by lead attorneys for almost three-quarters of a $143...
January 18, 2013
A recent Bloomberg News story, “Glaxo Accord Said to Spur Lawyer Fight Over Fees,” reports that nine law firms are challenging a bid by lead attorneys for almost three-quarters of a $143...
January 7, 2013
A recent NLJ story, “Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Against Minneapolis Firm,” reports that a former client of Fredrikson & Byron has won an appeal that revives a lawsuit claiming that...
January 1, 2013
1. $305M Southern Peru Copper Attorney Fee Award2. $144M Avandia MDL Attorney Fee Award3. $140M Mattel-MGA Bratz Doll Attorney Fee Dispute4. $90M Black Farmers...
December 31, 2012
New Proposed Guidelines for Bankruptcy Fees in Large Cases Judge Approves $144M in Fees in Avandia MDL Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Seek $4.95M in Moody’s Shareholder Class Action First Circuit...
December 5, 2012
A recent BLT Blog post “Jones Day Sues Former Client Vizio for $6 Million in Fees” reports that Jones Day is suing former client Vizio Inc. in Washington federal court, claiming that the...
November 13, 2012
As lawyers often advise their clients, any litigation involves some element of risk, and “there is no such thing as a slam dunk.” A recent California case illustrates that when...
November 1, 2012
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Civil Rights Firms Accused of Failing to Honor Fee Agreement,” reports that two prominent civil rights firms in New York are accused by a Washington,...
October 23, 2012
A recent Connecticut Law Tribune story, “Firms Grow Bolder About Suing Clients for Unpaid Legal Fees,” reports that suing clients for unpaid legal fees could become routine as firms are...
Szaferman Lakind Blumstein Blader & Lehman v. Parise in Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, is summarized as follows: Facts: Defendants retained Plaintiff attorneys in an underlying...
September 25, 2012
A recent BLT blog post, “Lawyers in Black Farmers Case Renew Request for $90M in Fees,” reports that the attorneys who secured a $1.25 billion settlement for black farmers in a...