A recent Law 360 story by Jeannie O’Sullivan, “NJ Judge OKs Subaru Windshield Deal, Wary On Counsel Fee,” reports that a New Jersey federal judge gave final approval to a settlement that would...
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A recent Law 360 story by Carolina Bolado, “11th Circ. Upholds Fee Award in Chinese Drywall MDL,” reports that the Eleventh Circuit ruled that court-appointed class counsel in the defective...
A recent ABI Journal article by Brittany B. Falabella and Allison P. Klena, “Actual and Necessary: A Guide to Keeping Time So You Get Paid,” reports on good billing practices in large Chapter 11...
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Field, “9th Circ. Strikes Down $7M Atty Fees in ConAgra Label Deal,” reports that the Ninth Circuit overturned a judge's approval of a class action settlement with...
A recent Law 360 story by Dave Simpson, “$30.2M Deal, $9.3M Fee Award Greenlit in Lens Price-Fix MDL,” reports that a Florida federal judge signed off on a $30.2 million settlement to resolve...
A recent Law 360 story by Michael Phills, “Flint Plaintiffs' Attys Argue For Final OK of $641M Settlement,” reports that plaintiffs' attorneys want to seal the deal on a $641 million settlement...
Law Firms Net $1M in Fees in Scotts OT Action
May 25, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Matt Perez, “Scott OT Suit Nets More Than $1M in Atty Fees,” reports that a Florida federal judge has approved over $1 million in fees for attorneys at law firms...
A recent Law 360 story by Marco Poggio, “Judge Initially Oks 53 Firms’ Fee Plan in GM Ignition MDL,” reports that a federal judge in Manhattan pushed forward a plan for a three-tier system for...
SCOTUS Won’t Hear IP Attorney Fee Claim
May 17, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Dani Kass, “’Radical’ IP Atty Fee Claim Doesn’t Strike Justices’ Interest,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a patent-holding company's attempt to...
A recent Law 360 story by Mike Curley, “After ‘Block Billing’ and ‘Paper Dump,’, Attys Net Only $786K” reports that an Arizona federal judge has awarded $786,472 to attorneys representing...