A recent Law 360 story, “Atty Gets Second Chance to Boost Fees in No-Fly List Case,” reports that the Ninth Circuit has kicked back an attorneys’ fee award for lawyers who represented a...
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NALFA Hosts Second Program with Sitting U.S. District Court Judges
September 20, 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...
Ninth Circuit Restore Rates Cuts for Military Law Group
September 12, 2016
A recent Courthouse News story, “Appeal Puts Double Fee Award in Sight of Lawyers,” reports that the Ninth Circuit blasted a federal judge for stiffing a military-law group on half the fees it...
Attorney Fee Discovery Before Texas Supreme Court
September 8, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “Texas Justices To Hear National Lloyds Fee Discovery Fight,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought to it by National Lloyds Insurance Co. in...
Let NALFA Manage and Resolve Your Fee Dispute Case
September 1, 2016
Attorney fee disputes are often a result from a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship or in the fee agreement. Mediation is the quickest, simplest, and most cost effective way to resolve...
Judge Enhances Fee Award in Home Depot Data Breach MDL
August 26, 2016
A recent Daily Report story, “Judge Awards Enhanced Legal Fees in Home Depot Data Breach Case,” reports that a federal judge in Atlanta has awarded $7.5 million in legal fees to lawyers...
A recent The Recorder story, “Calif. Justices Rebuff Attack on Class Action Attorney Fees,” reports that the California Supreme Court shot down a bid to upend compensation for class action...
A recent Law.com story, “VW Lawyers’ Fee Request Won’t Exceed $324M Despite Massive Size of Emission Accord,” reports that lead plaintiffs lawyers who crafted a $14.7 billion settlement with...
Attorney Fees at Issue in Aftermath of VW Accord
July 6, 2016
A recent American Lawyer story “Fees Could Become Bone of Contention in Aftermath of VW Accord,” reports that plaintiffs lawyers have repeatedly made reference to the arduous negotiations that...
A recent The Recorder story, “California Supreme Court Scrutinizes Class Action Fee Awards,” reports that the California Supreme Court seemed skeptical of arguments that it should lay down a host...