October 24, 2011
A recent NLJ story, “Judge Allows Orrick to Fire MGA Over Unpaid Legal Bills” reports that a federal judge has granted Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s motion to withdraw from...
October 17, 2011
A recent American Lawyer story, “As Stanford Victims Grumble, Court Approves Receiver’s Latest Fee Request” reports that on Tuesday the Dallas federal district court judge overseeing...
October 13, 2011
A recent NLJ story, “MGA Settles Billing Dispute with O’Melveny” reports that MGA Entertainment Inc. has settled in principle its $10.2 million billing dispute with O’Melveny...
October 12, 2011
A recent Reuters news story, “Winklevoss Twins Lose $13M Appeal of Attorneys’ Fees” reports that Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss – the famous twins who claim to have come up with...
September 29, 2011
A recent BLT Blog posts, “Audit Questions $8.1M in Legal Fees” reports that a new audit report says that four major law firms failed to justify $8.1 million in legal fees that they charged...
September 28, 2011
A recent NLJ story, “Orrick Wants to Fire MGA Again Over a Second Billing Dispute” reports that Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has moved to withdraw from representing MGA Entertainment...
September 26, 2011
A recent NLJ story, “Judge Losing Patience with Discovery Pace in O’Melveny’s Fee Fight with MGA” reports that a Los Angeles judge appeared likely to impose sanctions against...
September 13, 2011
A recent Southeastern Texas Record story, “Appeals Court Upholds 40 percent Legal Fees in Rollover Settlement” reports that Montgomery County District Judge Michael Mayes improperly...
September 8, 2011
U.S. lawyers are free to modify existing fees during representation, but they must be reasonable as well as communicated and accepted by the client. A new opinion, ABA Opinion 11-458 (pdf.),...
August 31, 2011
A recent NLJ story, “Insurers Demand a Piece of MGA’s $141 Million Legal Fees and Costs Award” reports that the insurance companies that paid the legal bills associated with MGA...
