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Illinois Supreme Court to Adopt New Rules on Attorney Fees

April 7, 2025

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Attorney Suspended Over Billing Lapses in State Street Case

April 4, 2025

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Texas AG Objects to Whistleblowers’ $2.4M Fee Award

April 2, 2025

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Article: Courts Giveth and Taketh on Attorney Fees

March 31, 2025

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Judge Trims Fee Request for Block Billing in Bony Chicken Case

March 28, 2025

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Judge Defends $53M Fee Award in Flint Water Cases

March 27, 2025

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Judge Cuts Fee Request Over Billing Record in Toll Lanes Case

March 25, 2025

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

March 21, 2025

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Judge Calls Fee Request ‘Excessive’ in Hemp Farm Case

March 14, 2025

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Court Applies Laffey Matrix Rates in Fifth Third Bank Trial Win

March 13, 2025

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Judge Slams ‘Unreasonable’ Fee Request in FOIA Case

March 7, 2025

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

February 27, 2025

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

February 26, 2025

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

February 12, 2025

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

February 4, 2025

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Judge: Disbar Attorney Who Submitted Fake Billing Record

February 3, 2025

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Cozen O’Connor Accused of Overbilling, Duplicate Work

January 7, 2025

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

December 27, 2024

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

December 23, 2024

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