A recent the Law 360 story by Jess Krochtengel, “Plaintiffs Firms Duel Over Texas Jurisdiction in Fee Fight,” reports that a Rhode Island attorney who served as local counsel for a Texas firm in...
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Pfizer Settles Fee Dispute in $785M FCA Deal
May 10, 2017
A recent the Law 360 story by Brian Amaral, “Pfizer Settles Fee Dispute in $785M FCA Deal,” reports that Pfizer Inc. and a relator who blew the whistle on false claims have agreed to resolve...
Judge Denies Fee Requests in VW Diesel Emission Litigation
April 25, 2017
A recent the Recorder story by Amanda Bronstad, “Breyer Denies Fee Motion in VW Diesel Fraud Case, But Opens Door for Lawyer to Seek Payment From Client,” reports that the federal judge in the...
Law Firms Seek Share of Fees From $680M Fund in BP MDL
April 14, 2017
A recent NOLA.com story by Katherine Sayre, “BP Oil Spill: Two Louisiana Firms To Receive $87 Million Each in Attorney Fees,” reports that two law firms in New Orleans and Lafayette that led the...
Fee Allocation Dispute Action Filed Against Milberg
March 27, 2017
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Charles Toutant, “Milberg Targeted in $10.6 Million Legal Fees Fight Linked to Merck Drug,” reports that a Louisiana law firm's seeking $10.6 million in...
$175M in Attorney Fees in $10B VW Settlement
March 22, 2017
A recent Courthouse News Services story by Nicholas Iovino, “Lawyers Share $175M Payday in VW Settlement,” reports that a federal judge awarded $175 million in attorneys’ fees and costs to...
NALFA Podcast with Law Professor Charles Silver
March 17, 2017
NALFA hosts a podcast series on attorney fee issues. We talk with thought leaders, attorney fee experts, and attorney fee newsmakers who’ve helped shape and influence the jurisprudence of...
Fee Allocation Dispute in NCAA Antitrust Case
February 28, 2017
A recent New York Law Journal by Charles Toutant, “Suit Says Lawyer Has Been Shortchanged on Fees in $60M Video Game Settlement,” reports that a New Jersey lawyer claims in a suit that class...
Fee Allocation Issues in $12M False Claim Act Settlement
February 24, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Carolina Bolado, “Doctors’ Counsel Ask Courts to Divide Fees in $12M FCA Deal,” reports that Aronovitz Law asked a Florida federal court to help divide the attorneys'...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Fee Award in Life Time Fitness MDL
February 16, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Melissa Daniels, “8th Circ. Affirms $2.8M Fee Award in Gym’s TCPA Settlement,” reports that an Eighth Circuit panel confirmed a $2.8 million fee award for four law...