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Eleventh Circuit Won’t Stay Sanford Heisler’s $77M Fee Dispute Case

March 29, 2023

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NY Law Firm: Environmental Company Failed to Pay Legal Fees

November 15, 2022

Ability to Pay

Fees in Transactional Matters

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Fourth Circuit Affirms Fee Award for Abortion Protestors

November 2, 2022

Fee Reduction

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Construction Firm Challenges Utah’s Attorney Fee Request

October 31, 2022

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

Hours Billled

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California Challenges Fee Entitlement in Tribes’ Gaming Appeal

October 28, 2022

Fees Paid by Gov't / Taxpayers

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Ford Challenges $550M Fee Request in $1.7B Verdict

October 27, 2022

Hours Billled

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Georgia Judge Asked to Reconsider Sanctions in Billing Practices

October 18, 2022

Billing Practices

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

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Firm to Ninth Circuit: DOL Must Pay Attorney Fees After ERISA Loss

October 13, 2022

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Fees & Bad Faith

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Fifth Circuit Takes Up Attorney Fees in Failed IP Action

October 12, 2022

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Fees & Bad Faith

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Florida Justices: Attorney Fee Dispute Can Move Forward

September 1, 2022

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Insurer Must Pay Attorney Fees in Nassar Coverage Action

August 31, 2022

Coverage of Fees

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Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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Chancery Approves $75M Fee Award in Williams Merger Dispute

August 29, 2022

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Apple Urges Judge to Cut Fees in iPhone Class Settlement

August 26, 2022

Class Service Awards

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Article: A Lawyer’s Guide To Collecting Fees From Nonpaying Clients

August 12, 2022

Ability to Pay

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Fourth Circuit Mostly Upholds Fee Award in Fee Dispute

August 10, 2022

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

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NALFA Releases 2021 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

July 19, 2022

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NALFA Members Quoted in Bloomberg Story on Billing Rates

June 10, 2022

Fee / Rate Economics

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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Should Judges Police The Gender Hourly Rate Disparity?

June 1, 2022

Fee Data / Fee Analytics

Fees & Judicial Discretion

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$7M Cut From Attorney Fee Award in John Hancock Case

May 25, 2022

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