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Article: Courts Are Right to Reject Insurer ERISA Attorney Fee Awards

May 9, 2022

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Ninth Circuit: $260K Fee Award Proper Where Damages Were $2500

April 26, 2022

Fees more than Damages

Hourly Billing

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Mass. Justices Told Attorney Fee Award Must Be Covered

April 4, 2022

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Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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Court Tosses Mootness Fee Request in Microsoft Merger Case

February 8, 2022

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Sixth Circuit Affirms Attorney Fees in CHS Qui Tam Actions

January 27, 2022

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High Court Won’t Review Chinese Drywall Attorney Fee Award

January 11, 2022

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Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Historic / Landmark Case

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Article: Recovering Attorney Fees in Arbitration

November 1, 2021

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Article: Absent Explicit Statutory Language? The American Rule Still Applies

September 6, 2021

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Article: New Attorney Fee Law May Be Boon To Florida Property Insurers

September 1, 2021

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Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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Article: Who Pays For Attorney Fees in Litigation?

August 23, 2021

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Article: CA Ruling Shows That Prevailing Party Wins Can Be Pyrrhic

August 22, 2021

Novel Fee Ruling / Award

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AIG Unit Denied Attorney Fees in $7.2M Coverage Win

August 6, 2021

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Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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UK / International

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Attorneys’ Invoices in Prior Case May Be Admitted to Support Testimony

July 13, 2021

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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Fee Award in Chinese Drywall MDL

June 10, 2021

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

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Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

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Fifth Circuit: FDCPA Plaintiff Not Entitled to Attorney Fees Post-Settlement

April 22, 2021

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Article: ERISA’s Fee-Shifting Provision Allows Fees Against Parties, Not Attorneys

April 14, 2021

Article / Book

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Ninth Circuit Doubles Fee Award in California Medicare Litigation

April 8, 2021

Fee Reduction

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Working Paper: Judicial Guide to Awarding Attorney Fees in Class Actions

March 7, 2021

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Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

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Article: When is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee?

March 6, 2021

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