October 19, 2016
A recent Reuters story, “Volkswagen to Pay $175 Million to U.S. Lawyers Suing Over Emission,” reports that Volkswagen AG, in another step to move past its costly diesel emissions cheating...
September 27, 2016
A recent American Lawyer story, “In Vaping Bankruptcy, No Smoke, But Plenty of Unpaid Legal Bills,” reports that NJOY Inc., one of the nation’s largest electronic cigarette makers, filed for...
September 21, 2016
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “In Offit Kurman Fee Dispute, Some Discovery to Remain Public,” reports that, in a fee dispute involving a Philadelphia lawyer it dismissed in 2012, Offit...
September 7, 2016
A recent ABA Journal story, “Suits Seek to Block Arkansas Referendum that would Cap Attorney Fees and Damages in Medical Cases,” reports that two lawsuits filed this week seek to block an...
August 24, 2016
A recent The Recorder story, “Merck on Hook for ‘Hefty’ Attorney Fees in Patent Row,” reports that Merck & Co. is going to have to pay Gilead Science's attorney fees from their...
August 23, 2016
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Court: Email Can Cement Contingent Fee Arrangement,” reports that an email sent by an attorney to his client memorializing a contingent fee arrangement was...
August 19, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “Future Attys’ Fees Can Be Security Interest, NJ Panel Says,” reports that the New Jersey Appellate Division for the first time clarified that anticipated legal fees...
August 15, 2016
A recent Law.com story, “At GlaxoSmithKline, Hourly Billing Is All But Dead,” by Jennifer Williams-Alvarez reports on hourly billing at GlaxoSmithKline. The story reads: GlaxoSmithKline’s...
August 12, 2016
A recent Dallas Morning News story, “Attorney Who Says He Helped Yield $52.5 Million Chesapeake Royalty Settlement Sues Co-Counsel for Legal Fees,” reports that a Fort Worth attorney who helped...
August 8, 2016
A recent Corporate Counsel story, “Law Firms Are ‘Terrible’ at Billing, Says GE’s GC,” reports on one general counsel’s honest take on law firm billing practices. The story...
