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Article: Courts Are Right to Reject Insurer ERISA Attorney Fee Awards

May 9, 2022

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Judge Clears Law Firm in Overcharge Fee Suit

May 6, 2022

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Ninth Circuit: $260K Fee Award Proper Where Damages Were $2500

April 26, 2022

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Judge Calls Out Hourly Rate Gender Disparity in Fee Award

April 25, 2022

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Judge Recalculates Billing Rates in Patent Action

April 21, 2022

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Federal Circuit Says Party Time-Barred From Challenging Fee Award

April 20, 2022

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Hagens Berman $31M Fee Objection Heads to Ninth Circuit

April 19, 2022

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Article: Do We Really Need An Attorney Fee Expert?

April 18, 2022

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Counsel Awarded $250K in Mootness Fees in EZCorp Investor Suit

April 7, 2022

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$12M Fee Award in $42M in Takata Air Bag MDL

April 6, 2022

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Mass. Justices Told Attorney Fee Award Must Be Covered

April 4, 2022

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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Federal Circuit to Hear $184M ACA Attorney Fee Award Dispute

April 1, 2022

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Attorney Denied Bulk of $5.3M Fee Award in VA Suit

March 29, 2022

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Ninth Circuit Affirms $98M Fee Award in Facebook Class Action

March 17, 2022

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Georgia High Court Allows Double Recovery of Attorney Fees

March 9, 2022

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Philip Morris Tells Florida High Court Hourly Rates Too High in Case

March 3, 2022

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Article: The Holder Rule and Attorneys’ Fees

February 24, 2022

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Philip Morris Attorneys Earn $575K Fee Award in E-Cig Suit

February 23, 2022

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Some Defense Fees are Shifted in Flawed IP Case

February 21, 2022

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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