A recent NLJ story, “First Circuit Finds Appeal of Fees Timely, Deepening Circuit Split,” reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has deepened the circuit split on the...
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7th Circuit: Attorney Fees are for Attorneys Only
September 13, 2012
In a recent Courthouse New Services story, “Nice Try, But Attorneys’ Fees are for Counsel Only,” reports that a man who held Chicago police liable for excessive force cannot keep 60...
Court Upholds Record $300M Attorney Fee Award
August 28, 2012
A recent ABA Journal story, “Top Del. Court OKs Record $300M Attorney Fee Award,” reports that, in an en banc decision Monday, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld a record $300 million...
Multidistrict litigation (MDL) functions similar to class action lawsuits, with several key differences, including how courts address attorneys’ fees. However, as more mass tort cases are...
Circuit Sets Guidelines for Attorney Fees in FOIA Cases
August 24, 2012
A recent BLT Blog story, “Appeals Court Sets Guidelines for Attorney Fees in FOIA Cases,” reports that for the first time since the District of Columbia adopted its Freedom of...
Fifth Circuit: No Fee Enhancements for Bankruptcy Cases
August 23, 2012
A recent NLJ story, “Fee Enhancement Limits Don’t Extend to Bankruptcy, Fifth Circuit Rules,” reports that a recent appellate holding that bankruptcy cases aren’t governed by a...
First Circuit Tosses $30M Fee Award in Volkswagen Case
August 1, 2012
A recent NLJ story, “First Circuit Tosses $30 Million Fee Award Volkswagen Case,” reports that a federal appeals court threw out a Boston federal judge’s $30 million attorney fee...
A recent Thomson Reuters Legal story, “Lawyers’ Fees Cut in FedEx Wage-and-Hour Case: Is this a Trend,” reports that in a recent case against FedEx, a federal judge in Los Angeles...
Ninth Circuit Rejects Attorney Fees in Kellogg Case
July 26, 2012
A recent NLJ story, “Ninth Circuit Rejects Mini-Wheat Settlement of Attorney Fees, Cy Pres Award,” reports that a federal appeals court has rejected a class action settlement over alleged...
CA Appeals Court: Can't Cut Lawyer Out of Fee Award
April 18, 2012
A recent Metropolitan News story, “C.A. Tosses Ruling Allowing Client to Cut Lawyer Out of Fee Award,” reports that an attorney who represents the prevailing plaintiff in a wage-and-hour...