Firms Defend Work, Fees in Dodgers Bankruptcy
October 26, 2011
A recent law.com story, “Firms Defend Their Work in Dodgers Bankruptcy Against Trustee’s Attack” reports that the U.S. Trustee overseeing the bankruptcy case of the Los Angeles...
October 26, 2011
A recent law.com story, “Firms Defend Their Work in Dodgers Bankruptcy Against Trustee’s Attack” reports that the U.S. Trustee overseeing the bankruptcy case of the Los Angeles...
October 24, 2011
A recent NLJ story, “Judge Allows Orrick to Fire MGA Over Unpaid Legal Bills” reports that a federal judge has granted Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s motion to withdraw from...
October 17, 2011
A recent American Lawyer story, “As Stanford Victims Grumble, Court Approves Receiver’s Latest Fee Request” reports that on Tuesday the Dallas federal district court judge overseeing...
October 12, 2011
A recent Reuters news story, “Winklevoss Twins Lose $13M Appeal of Attorneys’ Fees” reports that Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss – the famous twins who claim to have come up with...
September 28, 2011
A recent NLJ story, “Orrick Wants to Fire MGA Again Over a Second Billing Dispute” reports that Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has moved to withdraw from representing MGA Entertainment...
September 13, 2011
A recent Southeastern Texas Record story, “Appeals Court Upholds 40 percent Legal Fees in Rollover Settlement” reports that Montgomery County District Judge Michael Mayes improperly...
September 8, 2011
U.S. lawyers are free to modify existing fees during representation, but they must be reasonable as well as communicated and accepted by the client. A new opinion, ABA Opinion 11-458 (pdf.),...
August 10, 2011
A recent BLT Blog story, “Class Counsel Request $90.8M in Fees in Black Farmers Case” reports that the lawyers who represent a class of African American farmers in a suit against the...
July 12, 2011
A recent Boston Globe story, “Coakley Seeks Inquiry into Utility’s Legal Fees” reports that Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last Thursday that she has asked...
May 24, 2011
A recent Thomson Reuters story, “Wham-O Plays Hardball Over Goodwin Procter Fees” reports that Wham-O has hit Goodwin Procter with a lawsuit that claims the law firm overbilled it by...