A recent the Recorder story, “Panel Lays Out New Rule for ‘Exceptional Case’ Fee Award” reports that The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld one of the first "exceptional...
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Chapter 13 Debtor’s Attorney Not Entitled to Fees, Costs
December 11, 2015
A recent Bloomberg BNA story, “Ch. 13 Debtor’s Attorneys Can’t Get Costs, Fees Paid” reports that a debtor’s attorney isn’t entitled to costs and fees in the absence of any proven injury...
Fee Calculation in Class Actions Before California Supreme Court
November 27, 2015
A recent WSJ story, “Lawyers’ Class Action Payouts Face Court Challenge” reports that a case before California’s highest court could fundamentally change the way class action attorneys are...
Judge Cuts Fee Request in 9/11 MDL
November 11, 2015
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Firms’ Discovery Fee Request is Trimmed on 9/11 Litigation” reports that in a sanctions award over defendants’ failure to comply with discovery orders in...
A recent NLJ story, “Law Firm Can Keep $270K Fee Award for $70K Judgement, D.C. Circuit Says,” reports that a boutique law firm in Washington can keep nearly $270,000 in legal fees after winning a...
$1 Billion in Legal Fees in Madoff Recovery
October 20, 2015
A recent ABA Journal story, “$1B in Legal Fees for Recovery of Madoff Losses is a ‘Good Return on Investment’ Lawyer Says” reports that lawyers recovering money for victims of Bernard...
SCOTUS Rulings Dashes Fee Request in Abilify Patent Case
October 13, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “SCOTUS Rulings Dash Legal Fee Bid in Abilify Patent Dispute,” reports that Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. has lost its bid for attorney fees in a patent dispute...
Federal Circuit Affirms Fees in Patent Suit
October 12, 2015
A recent The Recorder story, “NetApp Wins Fees in ‘Double Dip’ Patent Suit” reports that the Federal Circuit has affirmed a $1.4 million attorney fee award against an Acacia Research Corp....
$15M in Fees in Comcast Antitrust Class Action
September 28, 2015
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “$50M Accord, $15M in Lawyer Fees in Comcast Class Action,” reports that a federal judge has approved a $50 million settlement in the long-running Comcast...
$200M Fee Request in Massive Price Fixing Case
September 25, 2015
A recent The Record story, “Plaintiffs Team Seeks $200 Million Payday in Price-Fixing Case,” reports that plaintiffs lawyers with Trump Alioto & Prescott have requested $192 million in fees...