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...
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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...
Ninth Circuit Remands Fee Award for Recalculation
January 18, 2016
A recent Courthouse News story, “Lowered Attorney Fees a Fail, 9th Circ. Rules” reports that, calling a federal judge's award of attorneys' fees "a near total failure," the Ninth Circuit Friday...
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...
Texas Wants Supreme Court to Hear Attorney Fee Issue
October 1, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “Texas Wants Supreme Court to Strike Legal Fee Award in Voting Case,” reports that Texas wants that U.S. Supreme Court to review an order that forces the state to pay more than...
NALFA Hosts Successful Program on Attorney Fees & Ethics
September 24, 2015
Today, NALFA hosted its fourth professional development and CLE program on attorney fee and legal billing matters of the year. The 90-minute program, “Attorney Fees & Ethics: It Pays To Be...
Judge Cuts $40M From Plaintiffs’ Fee Request in Antitrust Tech Case
September 3, 2015
A recent The Recorder story, “Koh Axes $40 Million in Fees for ‘No-Poach’ Lawyers,” reports that a group of prominent plaintiffs lawyers saw their request for fees slashed in half in the...