A recent Law 360 story by Dean Seal, “2nd Circ. Oks $20M Award For Madoff Investor Class Attys” reports that the Second Circuit rejected the last objection to a nearly $20 million fee award for...
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Law Firms Seek Attorney Fees Greater Than Judgment
July 3, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Firms Seek $2.3M Fee for $484K Award in Cop Back Pay Suit” reports that Lichten & Liss-Riordan PC and Fair Work PC have asked a Massachusetts federal...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Suzette Parmley, “Settlement Over Subaru Infotainment System, Including $1.5M in Fees, Gets Final Approval” reports that a federal judge has granted final...
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “Napster Knocks ‘Widely Inflated’ Fee Bid By Songwriters’ Atty” reports that the company behind Napster has urged a California federal judge to reject...
The Nation’s Top Attorney Fee Experts of 2020
June 24, 2020
NALFA, a non-profit group, is building a worldwide network of attorney fee expertise. Our network includes members, faculty, and fellows with expertise on the reasonableness of attorney fees. We...
Judge Approves $2.2M Fee Request in Life Insurance Case
June 23, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Lauraann Wood, “Ill. Judge Oks $2.2M Fee Bid in Life Insurance Billing Case” reports that an Illinois federal judge gave final approval to a class action settlement and a...
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Judge Koh Questions $30M Atty Fee Bid in Yahoo Breach MDL” reports that California federal judge Lucy Koh declined to approve class counsel's $30...
A recent Law 360 story by Pete Brush, “$88M Cut From Requested $157.5M Atty Fee in Namenda Deal” reports that a Manhattan federal judge slashed nearly $88 million from a $157.5 million fee award...
A recent Law 360 story by Mike Curley, “Opioid MDL Judge Orders More Briefing on $3B Atty Fees” reports that an Ohio federal judge overseeing sprawling opioid multidistrict litigation adopted the...
Federal Judge: Accept Fee Award or Hire Fee Expert
May 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Judge Makes Schlichter Bogard $5M Fee Offer It Won’t Refuse” reports that Schlichter Bogard & Denton LLP and two other firms will receive nearly...