A recent The Recorder story by Ross Todd, “Plaintiffs in Latest NCAA Antitrust Case Seek Nearly $45M in Fees,” reports that lawyers who recently won an injunction barring the National Collegiate...
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5 Law Firms to Divide $214M in Fees in $1.5B Syngenta MDL
March 21, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Boysen, “5 Firms to Get $214M in $1.5B Syngenta MDL Corn Settlement,” reports that five law firms will receive $214 million in fees from the $1.5 billion Syngenta...
$2.4M Fee Award in CPI Credit Card IPO Action
March 14, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Guarnaccia, “Credit Card Co. Investors Score $2.4M in IPO Suit Atty Fees,” reports that the New York federal judge overseeing a class action lawsuit related to...
Legal Fees in Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Under Review
March 13, 2019
A recent Caribbean Business story by Eva Llorens Velez, “Legal Fees in Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Drop,” reports that the examiner of fees charged by lawyers and professionals in Puerto Rico’s...
Texas Law Firm Accused of ‘Gross Fee Churning’
March 4, 2019
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, “Former Houston Energy Exec Sues Trail Firm AZA Alleging ‘Gross Fee Churning’, reports that Houston trial firm Ahmad Zavitsanos Anaipakos...
Article: Fresh Takes on Seeking Costs and Fees Under Rule 45
February 22, 2019
A recent Pepper Hamilton blog post article by Donna Fisher, Matthew Hamilton, and Sandra Hamilton, “Fresh Takes on Seeking Costs and Fees Under Rule 45,” reports on fee-shifting incurred in...
PA Justices Consider Privilege of Legal Bills in Estate Cases
February 13, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Matt Fair, “Pa. Justices to Mull Privilege for Atty Bills in Estate Dispute,” reports that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to wade into a dispute over whether...
Paralegal Billing Draws Scrutiny in Sears Bankruptcy
January 25, 2019
A recent The American Lawyer story by Dan Packel, “Weil Fees in Sears Bankruptcy Shine Light on Big Billers: The Paralegals,” reports that, fees are continuing to pile up in the Sears bankruptcy,...
UBS Balks at $3.2M in Attorney Fees in Whistleblower Action
December 12, 2018
A recent Law 360 story by John Petrick, “UBS Balks at Whistleblower Case’s $3.2M in Attys’ Fees,” reports that UBS Securities asked a New York federal judge to reject a “jaw-dropping” and...
U.S. Trustee Seeks More Attorney Fee Info in Sears Bankruptcy
December 7, 2018
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “US Trustee Faults Fee Info in Sears’ Request for IP Law Firm,” reports that the U.S. Trustee’s Office has asked a New York bankruptcy court to reject...