A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Labaton Rebuke Sends Message: Botch Fees and Pay a Price,” reports that by slashing $15 million in fees from Labaton Sucharow LLP and Thornton Law Firm...
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Law Firms See Attorney Fee Reductions from State Street Case
February 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “3 Law Firms See $15M Chopped From State Street Fees,” reports that a federal judge slashed attorney fees for Labaton Sucharow, Thornton Law and Lieff...
Article: Five Lessons for Recovering Attorney Fees in Texas
February 24, 2020
A recent BizLitNews article by Amanda Taylor, “Recovering Attorney’s Fees in Texas: Five Lessons,” reports on attorney fee recovery in Texas. This article was posted with permission. The...
Article: The Need For Attorney Fee Expertise
February 20, 2020
A recent AI article by John D. O’Connor, “The Need For Attorney Fee Expertise (pdf),” reports on the need for attorney fee expertise to prove reasonable attorney fees and proper billing...
Judge: Vague Billing Entries in Boston Scientific FCA Suit
February 19, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “’Vague’ Fee Entries Targeted in Boston Scientific FCA Suit,” reports that a New Jersey federal judge said whistleblowers’ lawyers should get about...
NCAA Seeks Pause on $33M Fee Award in Antitrust Class Action
February 18, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “NCAA Wants Timeout on $33M Bill in Student-Athlete Row,” reports that the NCAA has asked a California federal court to hold off enforcing a magistrate...
Yahoo Class Counsel Seek $30M in Fees in Data Breach Case
February 6, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Allison Grande, “Yahoo Breach Class Attys Seek Final Deal Nod, $30M in Fees,” reports that class counsel who secured a $117.5 million deal to resolve sprawling litigation...
$18M in Attorney Fees in Mushroom Antitrust Settlement
January 31, 2020
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Max Mitchell, “US Judge Awards $18M in Attorney Fees After Settlement in Mushroom Antitrust Suit,” reports that the judge handling the litigation...
Attorney Fee Issues Addressed in Uber Class Settlement
January 30, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Mass. Judge Oks $3M Uber Deal After Atty Fee Concerns,” reports that a Massachusetts federal judge approved a $3 million settlement between Uber...
Class Counsel Win $15.2M Fee Award in Home Depot Breach
January 24, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “Home Depot Breach Class Attys Score $15.2M After Fee Fight,” reports that attorneys representing banks and other financial institutions that sued over Home...