A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Charles Toutant, “Judge Rejects Plaintiff Firms’ Demand for More Fees in Merck Securities MDL,” reports that a federal judge in Newark has dismissed a...
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FL Lawyer Claims Eight Step Plan to Boost Attorney Fees in BP Oil Spill
February 25, 2019
A recent Law.com story by Amanda Bronstad, “Fla. Lawyer Says Lead Plaintiffs Attorney Drafted BP Oil Spill Settlement to Get $3B in Fees,” reports that a Florida attorney has alleged that a lead...
Attorneys Seek Attorney Fees in New Balance Class Action
February 15, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “Attys Want $650K in Fees in New Balance ‘Made in USA’ Suit,” reports that class counsel in a suit accusing New Balance Athletics Inc. of falsely...
Class Counsel Spar Over $2.3M in Attorney Fees in Citigroup 401K Case
February 14, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Dean Seal, “Citigroup Class’ Attys Spar Over $2.3M in Fee in 401K Row,” reports that, one day after McTigue Law LLP sought court intervention for a dispute...
Potential $550M Fee Award in Pelvic Mesh Litigation
February 4, 2019
A recent Law.com story by Amanda Bronstad, “Judge Grants Potential $550M in Pelvic Mesh Fees, Allocation Fight Looms,” reports that a federal judge has issued an order that could result in about...
Receiver Attorneys Awarded $15.5M in Fees in Stanford Ponzi Scheme
February 1, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Reenat Sinay, “Attys Awarded $15.5M in Fees After Stanford Ponzi Deal,” reports that a Texas federal judge has awarded fees of nearly $15.5 million to the attorneys...
Select Income REIT Challenges Fee Request in Merger Suit
January 30, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Reenat Sinay, “REIT Fights Investor’s Attys’ Fee Bid Merger Suit,” reports that Select Income Real Estate Investment Trust hit back at an investor’s request for...
NJ Court Calls Fee Request ‘Inexplicable’ in Employment Case
January 24, 2019
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by David Gialanella, “Court Affirms $57K Fee Award Following ‘Inexplicable’ $360K Request,” reports that an award of $57,000 in legal fees, in an...
Chancery Court Trims Fees in Shareholder Merger Action
January 18, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Vince Sullivan, “Chancery Trims Fee Award in Miramar Class Merger Challenge,” reports that a Delaware Chancery Court judge reduced an award of attorneys' fees requested...
Saveri Firm Wins Fight Over $54M Fee Award in Fourth Circuit
January 15, 2019
A recent The Recorder story by Scott Flaherty, “San Francisco’s Saveri Wins Fight Over $54M Fee Award,” reports that San Francisco’s Joseph Saveri Law Firm, a specialist in antitrust class...