A recent SCOTUS Blog post by Kathryn Moore Guest, “Argument Preview: Justices Consider Cap on Attorney’s Fees for Successful Representation of Social Security Disability Claimants,” reports...
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Law 360 Covers NALFA CLE Program
October 25, 2018
A recent Law 360 story by Bonnie Eslinger, “Excessive Attys’ Fee Bids Can Backfire, Judges Say,” reported on a NALFA CLE program hosted today, “View From the Bench: Awarding Attorney Fees in...
CA Court: Attorney Fees Might Have Been Awardable as Damages
October 23, 2018
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Attorney Fees Might Have Been Awardable as Damages” reports that the Fourth District Court of Appeal declared that a trust that had to continue defending...
Florida Supreme Court Undo Attorney Fees Over Settlement Offer
October 8, 2018
A recent Law 360 story by Carolina Bolado, “Fla. Justices Udo Attys’ Fees Ruling Over Settlement Offer” reports that the Florida Supreme Court quashed a decision deeming a settlement offer too...
CA Appeals Court: Fees Too Low in $18M Plane Crash Settlement
October 3, 2018
A recent Law 360 story by Y. Peter Kang, “Fees Too Low in $18M Plane Crash Suit Deal, Court Says,” reports that a California appellate panel published an opinion holding that a trial judge’s...
Consumer Can Recover Attorney Fees in Florida Debt Collection Action
September 17, 2018
A recent Law 360 story by Carolina Bolado, “Consumer Can Get Fees for Winning Debt Collection Suit,” reports that a Florida appeals court ruled that a consumer who fends off an "account stated"...
NJ Court: Attorneys Must Advise Clients of Billing Options in Fee-Shifting Litigation
August 30, 2018
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Michael Booth, “Lawyers Must Advise Clients of Other Options Before Billing Hourly on Fee-Shifting Case, Court Says,” reports that a New Jersey appeals...
Appeals Court Upholds Multiplier in Insurance Coverage Fee Award
August 24, 2018
A recent Law 360 story by Nathan Hale, “Fla. Insurer Loses Appeal of Multiplier of Atty Fees Award,” reports that a Florida appeals court rejected Citizens Property Insurance’s appeal of an...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “$100,000 Sufficient Attorney Fees for Catalysts of Impound Rule Change,” reports that plaintiffs whose lawsuit prompted the City of Los Angeles to change its...
A recent NLJ story by Erin Mulvaney, “Jones Days Warns of ‘Protracted’ Fee Fights if Circuit is Upheld,” reports that Jones Day lawyers, representing CVS Pharmacy Corp., are raising alarms...