A recent USA Today story, “O’Bannon Lawyers Fight Huge Fee Reduction Sought by NCAA,” reports that lawyers for the plaintiffs in the Ed O’Bannon antitrust class action against...
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$25M in Fees Awarded in RBC Shareholder Action
March 6, 2015
A recent WSJ story, “Lawyers for Rural/Metro Shareholders Awarded $25 Million in Fees,” reports that a Delaware judge awarded $25 million to plaintiffs’ lawyers who successfully sued...
A recent Law 360 story, “VW, Audi Owners Win $15.5M in Attys’ Fees in Oil Sludge MDL,” reports that a Massachusetts federal judge approved roughly $15.5 million in attorneys’...
Judicial Discretion: Why Judges Deny or Cut Attorney Fees
February 9, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Why Judges Deny or Cut Attorney Fees,” reports that when U.S. Judge Sam Sparks awarded Jerad Najvar’s clients $137,074 in attorney fees—only...
NCAA Challenges Over $40M in Fee/Costs in Antitrust Case
February 6, 2015
A recent CBSSports.com story, “NCAA Wants O’Bannon Fees Reduced by at Least $41.7 Million,” reports that the NCAA wants a federal judge to reduce the Ed O’Bannon...
Judge Rejects Fee Enhancement in Bankruptcy
January 28, 2015
A recent Delaware Business Court Insider story, “Judge Denies Request for $2.4M Fee Increase in Fisker Bankruptcy,” reports that a federal bankruptcy judge has rejected a $2.4 million fee...
NJ Appeals Court Upholds Fee Reductions
January 22, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Court OKs Slash of $94K Fee Application by More Than Half,” reports that even in a fee-shifting case, it’s permissible for a judge evaluating...
Fee Request Filed in MF Global Metals Settlement
January 15, 2015
A recent Law 360 story, “Atty Seek Fees in $27M MF Global Metals Settlement,” reports that attorneys representing plaintiffs in two class actions against MF Global Inc. asked a New York...
New York's Contingency Fee System Upheld in Fee Dispute Case
November 24, 2014
A recent New York Law Journal story, “$44 Million Contingency Fee Upheld Graubard Miller,” reports that a contingency fee agreement that netted Graubard Miller $44 million for five...
$91M Fee Award in Pfizer Neurontin MDL
November 13, 2014
A recent Law 360 story, “Attys’ Fee Award Cut to $91M in Pfizer Neurontin MDL,” reports that a Massachusetts federal judge awarded $91 million to the plaintiffs attorneys in...