A recent Law 360 story by James Mills, “Appeals Court Says Calif. Firm Must Share Fees With Ex-Atty,” reports that a California state appellate panel held that an attorney's fee sharing agreement...
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A recent Law 360 story by Madeline Lyskawa, “Atty Trashed Time Records, Spa Says in $1.15 Fee Fight,” reports that an Atlanta-based airport travel spa operator urged a Georgia appellate court to...
NJ Law Firm Wins Billing Increments Challenge
May 25, 2023
A recent Law 360 by George Woolston, “NJ Firm Keeps Victory In Retainer Fee Billing Challenge,” reports that the New Jersey state appeals court has backed Arbus Maybruch & Goode LLC's win in...
Report: Sharp Rise in Partner Hourly Rates Last Year
May 22, 2023
A recent Law.com by Maria Dinzeo, “Law Firm Partner Hourly Rates Rose Last Year at Biggest Clip in at Least a Decade,” reports that hourly rates for law firm partners jumped 4.5% in 2022, driven...
A recent Law 360 by Elliot Weld, “Spanish IT Provider Asks Court to Confirm $14M Award,” reports that a spanish information technology provider Amadeus IT Group asked an Atlanta federal court to...
A recent Law 360 by Aaron West, “ABA Stresses Client Protections in New Prepaid Fees Guidance,” reports that a committee of the American Bar Association issued new guidance on the ethical...
A recent Law.com by Riley Brennan, “In Fee Fight, State Appeals Court Rejects Contractual Interpretation That Would Result in ‘Windfall’ to 1 Law Firm,” reports that, in a dispute over a...
A recent Law 360 by Chart Riggall, “Judge Says Trial Needed to Split Firms’ Fee Award,” reports that a federal magistrate judge said a trial is necessary to split the $1.8 million baby of...
Contingency Fees in $787.5M Fox Defamation Settlement
April 20, 2023
A recent Reuters story by Andrew Goudsward, “Lawyers Win Big in $787.5 Million Fox Defamation Case,” reports that the $787.5 million settlement that ended Dominion Voting Systems' defamation...
Judge Grants $2.7M Fee Award in $1M Class Settlement
April 19, 2023
A recent Law 360 story by Collin Krabbe, “Wis. Judge Awards Attys $2.7M in Fees Over $1M Settlement,” reports that a Wisconsin federal judge has awarded attorneys a dollar figure for fees and...