A recent Law 360 story by Christine Powell, “Tribal Co. Can Keep Atty Fees in $3M Gov’t Contract Row,” reports that the Tenth Circuit cemented an attorneys’ fee award given to one of the Fort...
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In-House Counsel Can and Should Collect Attorney Fees
August 21, 2017
A recent Corporate Counsel article by Daniel K. Wiig, “In-House Counsel Can and Should Collect Attorney Fees,” writes about attorney fee entitlement for in-house counsel work. This article was...
Seventh Circuit Cuts Fee Award in Half
August 18, 2017
A recent NLJ story by Amanda Bronstad, “Fees in Class Action Over Moldy Washing Machines Nearly Halved,” reports that a federal appeals court has slashed plaintiffs' attorney fees by nearly half...
Judge Trims Hours Billed in Copyright Infringement Action
August 17, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Sophia Morris, “Judge Reinstates, Then Trims Fees Award to ‘Obstinate’ Attys,” reports that a Florida federal judge ruled that Yellow Pages Photos Inc. was entitled...
Investor Rips Fee Request in $100M Halliburton Settlement
August 1, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Jon Hill, “Investor Rips Atty Fee Requests to $100M Halliburton Deal,” reports that an investor representing Halliburton Co. shareholders in a $100 million settlement...
A recent Law 360 story by Melissa Daniels, “10th Circ. Nixes $17.3M Fee Award in Royalties Settlement,” reports that a Tenth Circuit panel set aside a $17.3 million attorneys’ fees award in a...
Former Enron Unit Failed to Justify Fee Request
June 29, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Natalie Olivo, “Nigeria Knocks Ex-Enron Unit’s Fee Bid in $21M Award Row,” reports that a former Enron subsidiary has failed to justify its request for hundreds of...
A recent Reuters story by Allison Frankel, “4th Circuit: In Fee Awards, Judges Must Consider Risk and Results,” reports on a case involving contingency fee risk in awarding attorney fees. The...
NALFA’s Fee Dispute Mediation Program is the nation’s only program devoted exclusively to resolving attorney-client fee disputes. NALFA’s Fee Dispute Mediation Program reached a milestone...
Fee Request Reduced 90 Percent in VW Dealer Case
April 13, 2017
A recent Courthouse News story by Nicholas Iovino, “Judge Whacks 90% of Attorney Fees in VW Dealer Case,” reports that a federal judge cut more than $25 million from attorneys’ fees in a $1.2...