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Article: Courts Giveth and Taketh on Attorney Fees

March 31, 2025

Article / Book

Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law

Fee Issues on Appeal

Fee Shifting

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Fees & Settlement Offer

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Judge Defends $53M Fee Award in Flint Water Cases

March 27, 2025

Fee Award

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MGM Says Attorney Fees Can’t Be Three Times More Than Jury Award

March 21, 2025

Fees & Settlement Offer

Hourly Rate Survey

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Court Applies Laffey Matrix Rates in Fifth Third Bank Trial Win

March 13, 2025

Laffey Matrix

Lodestar

Timekeepers

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Judge Slams ‘Unreasonable’ Fee Request in FOIA Case

March 7, 2025

Fee Denial

Fee Reduction

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

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Report: Over $1B in Attorney Fees to Over 40 Firms in PFAS MDL

February 27, 2025

Fee Recommendation

Timekeepers

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Ethics Complaint: Former Practice Chair Overbilled Clients by Over $3.5M

February 26, 2025

Bill Padding

Fees in Transactional Matters

Fees in Trust & Estates

Legal Bill Review (Internal / Pre-Bill)

Law Firm Management

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Judge Weighs $1.8M Attorney Fee Request in Lengthy $15K Case

February 12, 2025

Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law

Fee Reduction

Fees more than Damages

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Plaintiffs’ Counsel Earn $113K in Attorney Fees in $1 Case

February 4, 2025

Fees more than Damages

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Judge: Disbar Attorney Who Submitted Fake Billing Record

February 3, 2025

Fee Disgorgement

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Cozen O’Connor Accused of Overbilling, Duplicate Work

January 7, 2025

Fee Agreement

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

In-House Counsel

Overbilling

Staffing Issues

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Article: The Legal Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?

December 27, 2024

AI & Billing / Fees

Article / Book

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Fees in Transactional Matters

Legal Bill Review (Internal / Pre-Bill)

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Legal Spend

Litigation Management

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Oregon Billed $10.8M in Fees in Foster Care Class Action

December 23, 2024

Fees Paid by Gov't / Taxpayers

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Judge Approve Quantum Meruit Fees in Chiquita MDL

December 17, 2024

Fee Agreement

Fee Award

Fee Lien

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Fee Retainer

Fees & Withdrawing / Terminated

Quantum Meruit

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Judge Relies on Fee Expert Declaration in Awarding Fees

November 20, 2024

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

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Areas of Expertise in Legal Fee Analysis

November 19, 2024

Bankruptcy Fee Examiner

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Fee Agreement

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law

Legal Bill Review (External)

Litigation Management

Lodestar Multiplier

NALFA News

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

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Sullivan & Cromwell Fees Questioned in Chapter 11

November 11, 2024

Bankruptcy Fee Examiner

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Professional Fees

Staffing Issues

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Special Master Recommends $7.8M in Fees in $25M Flint Water Crisis

November 8, 2024

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Block Billing

Fee Calculation Method

Fee Declaration

Fee Recommendation

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

Fees & Common Fund

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

Litigation Management

Lodestar

Timekeepers

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Judge: Lack of Billing Detail Lowers Attorney Fee Award

November 7, 2024

Fee Award

Fee Benchmark / Standard

Fee Calculation Method

Fee Reduction

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Fees & Common Fund