A recent NLJ story, “Justices Allow Attorney Fee Awards Without Victory on Merits,” reports that, in a ruling that could mean more attorney fee awards for employers in workplace discrimination...
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Texas Supreme Court Issues Two Attorney Fee Rulings
April 19, 2016
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Texas Supreme Court Issues Two Attorney Fee Rulings” reports that the Texas Supreme Court today issued two rulings that favored parties seeking attorney fees in a...
Judge Balks at Hourly Rates in Patent Fee Award
April 6, 2016
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Judge OKs Fees in Kayak.com Suit but Balks at K&L Gates’ Rates” reports that a federal judge in Camden, NJ has ruled that the operator of travel...
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Circuit Denies En Banc Review in Fee Award Fight,” reports that a civil rights attorney fighting a 95 percent reduction in his fee award failed to convince a...
$5.3M Fee Award in Libor-Rigging Action
March 21, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “Robbins Geller Gets $5.3M Fee Award in Libor-Rigging Suit,” reports that a New York federal judge approved nearly $5.3 million in fees and expenses for Robbins Geller...
A recent Bloomberg BNA story, “Will SCOTUS Review High Counsel Fees in Low-Value Cases?,” reports that the proper method for determining attorneys' fees for class counsel in low-value consumer...
Ninth Circuit Considers Class Bid for Attorney Fees
March 16, 2016
A recent Courthouse News story, “9th Cir. Considers Bid for Attorney Fees” reports that a class that won an early grant of summary judgment in a dispute over co-payments to Arizona's Medicaid...
NALFA Hosts Panel of U.S. District Judges on Attorney Fee Awards
February 29, 2016
The National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) is hosting an all judicial panel discussion on court awarded attorney fees. The CLE program is entitled, "View from the Bench: Awarding...
D.C. Fee Rulings Could Benefit Plaintiffs’ Lawyers
February 22, 2016
A recent NLJ story, “Two D.C. Judges’ Rulings on Fees Could Mean Boon for Plaintiffs Lawyers,” reports that a pair of federal judges in Washington awarded legal fees last week that went more...
Here’s Why Plaintiffs Lawyers Deserve Those Big Fees
February 2, 2016
A recent Law.com article, “Here’s Why Plaintiffs Lawyers Deserve Those Fat Fees,” reports on plaintiffs’ attorney fee awards in class action cases. The article states: At first glance, it...