December 2, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Michael Angell, “Neuberger Workers’ Attys Get $4.8M in Fees in ERISA Deal,” reports that attorneys for a class of Neuberger Berman employees got the green light from a...
November 25, 2020
A recent Law.com story by Nadia Dreid, “NY Judge ‘Surprised’ By Fee Application in Libor Rigging Case,” reports that a New York federal judge wasn't happy with the amount of hours or law firms...
November 12, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Koh Rips Kellogg Attys ‘Kitchen Sink’ Litigation Tactics,” reports that U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh rejected a revised $20 million deal to resolve...
A recent Law 360 story by Dave Simpson, “9th Circ. Nixes $14.8M Atty Fees in Dishwasher Defect Deal,” reports that the Ninth Circuit sent back a lower court's approval of $14.8 million in fees for...
October 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Allison Grande, “Full 11th Circ. Urged to Buck Ban on Class Incentive Awards,” reports that the full Eleventh Circuit is being pressed to review a panel decision in a...
September 8, 2020
A recent Law.com article by Diane Flannery, Trent Taylor, Frank Talbott, and Andrew Gann of McGuireWooods LLP, “A Mixed Ruling on Coupon Redemption Rates and Atty Fees,” reports on the recent...
September 2, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “In Dissent. 9th Circ. Judge Rips Fees Equaling $6,700 An Hour,” reports that a split Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the approval of a $14.5 million...
Attorney fee awards are a major driver of class action litigation – both in the employment and other contexts. How they are awarded, and what is “reasonable” has been an ongoing source of...
August 14, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Andrew Karpan, “DC Circ. Backs Atty Fee Cap in Civil Right Row” reports that the D.C. Circuit rejected the efforts of attorneys representing hundreds of parents in a...
August 12, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Field, “6th Circ. Wipes Out Atty Fee Award in Vita-Mix Blender Deal” reports that the Sixth Circuit vacated a nearly $4 million attorney fees award in a class...
