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Insurer: No Attorney Fees for Outside Counsel in Worker Death Settlement

April 10, 2025

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Fees & Independent Counsel

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Hourly Rates

Third-Party Payer

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Judge Slams ‘Unreasonable’ Fee Request in FOIA Case

March 7, 2025

Attorney-Client Relationship

Billing Judgment

Billing Practices

Fee Reduction

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Hours Billled

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SCOTUS Urged to Take Up PTAB Attorney Fee Issue

February 10, 2025

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

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Chapter 11 Judge Refuses Fee Request, Orders Firm to Return $30K Retainer

January 21, 2025

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Fees & Litigation Tactics

Fee Retainer

Lawyering

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

USTP

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SCOTUS Urged to Review Copyright Attorney Fee Circuit Split

January 3, 2025

Attorney-Client Relationship

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Federal Circuit: VA Board Had Power to Scrap Attorney Fees

December 10, 2024

Contingency Fees / POF

Fees & Withdrawing / Terminated

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Michigan Supreme Court Addresses ‘Fees For Fees’ Issue

December 3, 2024

Appellate Fees

Fee Reduction

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Hourly Rates

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‘Creative’ Attorney Fee Request Gets Tossed in U.S. Claims Court

November 13, 2024

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

USCOFC

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Michigan Jury: No More Attorney Fees from Nassar Litigation

October 30, 2024

Contingency Fees / POF

Fee Agreement

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Settlement Data / Terms

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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$1M Fee Request for $125K in Awards Reaches PA Supreme Court

October 24, 2024

Attorney-Client Relationship

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Fees & Judicial Discretion

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Trial / Jury / Verdict

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$43M Trust Not on the Hook for Attorney Fees in Georgia

March 12, 2024

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees in Trust & Estates

Trustee Fees

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Second $185M Attorney Fee Request Called ‘Indefensible’

March 6, 2024

Contingency Fees / POF

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Historic / Landmark Case

Novel Fee Ruling / Award

Settlement Data / Terms

USCOFC

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SCOTUS Passes on Attorney Fee Awards in Copyright Cases

March 5, 2024

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Law Firm Can’t Collect Fees From Los Angeles County

February 26, 2024

Fee Agreement

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Hourly Rates

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Judge Rejects $5.2M Fee Request in Poultry Farm Loan Suit

February 21, 2024

American Rule

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Fees & Litigation Tactics

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Fees & Bad Faith

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Federal Circuit: More Fees Even With ‘Exceptional’ Ruling is ‘Nightmare’

February 16, 2024

Fees & Judicial Discretion

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Judge Denies Attorney Fees for ‘Mooted’ Disclosure Case

February 5, 2024

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Fourth Circuit Denies Coverage of Defense Fees in Fraud Case

January 4, 2024

Fees & Insurance Policy

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Judge Denies Attorney Fees Over Lack of Billing Record

January 3, 2024