A recent Law.com story by Amanda Bronstad, “Federal Judge in Norfolk Southern Cases Warns Lead Attorneys: Keep Costs Down,” reports that a federal judge overseeing more than 30 lawsuits against...
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A recent Law 360 by Tom Lotshaw, “11th Circ. Won’t Stay Toss Sanford Heisler’s $77M Fee Suit,” reports that an Eleventh Circuit panel has denied Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP's bid for an...
Class Counsel Earn $3.6M in Fees in CBS #MeToo Case
November 14, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Katryna Perera, “CBS Investors Attys Get $3.6M in Moonves #MeToo Case” reports that counsel from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP have been awarded $3.6 million for...
Groupon Settlement Merits $4.5M in Attorney Fees
November 1, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Katryna Perera, “Attorneys in Groupon Settlement Secure $4.5M in Fees” reports that lawyers representing a class of Groupon investors will receive $4.5 million in...
Delaware Court Wants More Info on Opioid Fee Award
October 26, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Jeff Montgomery, “Del. Court Demands Info on $2.7M Atty Fee in Opioid Deal” reports that, citing unsatisfactory answers to questions about a flat, $2.7 million attorney...
Chancery Approves Attorney Fees in Biopharma Co. Settlement
October 14, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Leslie Pappas, “Chancery Awards $900K Fee For Biopharma Co. Settlement” reports that a shareholder who negotiated a settlement with Sage Therapeutics Inc. after suing in...
Fourth Circuit Mostly Upholds Fee Award in Fee Dispute
August 10, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Rachel Rippetoe, “4th Circ. Mostly Backs Firm’s $1.5M Win in Napoli Fees Fight” reports that the Fourth Circuit has mostly upheld a $1.5 million outcome for Maryland...
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “Attorneys Get $13M in Fees For Mallinckrodt Securities Deal” reports that a District of Columbia federal judge awarded over $13 million in fees to Barrack...
A recent Law 360 story by Celeste Bott, “Class Attys Want $7M in Coca-Cola Milk False Ad MDL” reports that class counsel is asking an Illinois federal judge to award them $7 million in attorney...
Every year, NALFA conducts an hourly rate survey of civil litigation in the U.S. Today, NALFA released the results from its 2021 hourly rate survey. The survey results, published in The 2021...