A recent NLJ story by Scott Graham, “Federal Circuit Faces Facts: District Judges Call Shots on Fee Awards,” reports that a District Court in Texas is on the verge of overruling the U.S. Court of...
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NALFA Hosts CLE Program with Sitting Federal Judges
March 24, 2017
Today, NALFA hosted the CLE program “View From the Bench: Awarding Attorney Fees in Federal Litigation”. This program featured a panel of sitting federal judges. This is the third CLE program...
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...
MetLife Faces $6.2M in Attorney Fees
March 9, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Bonnie Eslinger, “MetLife Faces $6.2M in Atty Fees Over Ponzi Scheme Ruling,” reports that a California judge tentatively ordered MetLife Inc. and various subsidiaries...
NALFA: Some Class Counsel Turn to Fee Experts When Seeking Fees
February 27, 2017
Attorney fees are often a bone of contention in class actions. In fact, upon settlement, the only disputes usually to surface center around the attorney fee issues. Upon settlement approval, class...
NALFA Podcast Interview with Law Professor Brian Fitzpatrick
February 15, 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 reasonable...
NALFA Hosts Podcast Series on Attorney Fee Issues
February 7, 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 reasonable...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, by Charles Toutant, “Court: Plaintiff’s Deep Pockets Aren’t Cause to Deny Fee Application,” reports that a New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a...
Fee Request Rejected in Guardianship of Holocaust Survivor
January 27, 2017
A recent New York Law Journal story, “First Department Rejects Guardian’s $700,000 Fee Request,” by Jason Grant reports that a lower court properly reduced—from nearly $700,000 to...
$20M in Fees Sought in BP Securities Litigation
January 25, 2017
A recent SE Texas Record story, by Carrie Salls, “Plaintiffs’ Attorneys in BP Securities Litigation Seek $20.25 Million in Fees,” reports that three firms that represented plaintiffs in nearly...