A recent Law.com and FC&S Legal story by Steven Meyerowitz, “After Deducting 10 Percent for Block Billing, Texas Court Awards Plaintiff in ERISA Case $243,000 in Attorney’s Fees” reports...
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NCAA Appeals $40M Fee Award to Ninth Circuit
February 16, 2018
A recent Courthouse News story by Nathan Solis, “NCAA Asks 9th Circuit to Strip $40M Fee Award From Student-Athletes” reports that the National Collegiate Athletic Association fought a $40 million...
NJ Justices Hears $2M Fee Dispute in Employment Case
January 3, 2018
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Michael Booth, “Justices Hear Dispute Over $2 Million Fee Award in Employment Case” reports that a Princeton financial services company asked the New...
Governor Cuomo Signs Attorney Fee FOIL Bill
December 13, 2017
A recent Times Union story by Brendan J. Lyons, “Cuomo Signs Bill Strengthening FOIL Law,” reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will require judges to award attorneys' fees to...
Ninth Circuit Backs Attorney Fees in ERISA Appellate Work
November 28, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “9th Circ. Backs Appellate Attys’ Fees for Benefit Plan,” reports that a Ninth Circuit panel reversed a lower court’s denial of appellate attorneys'...
Judge: Reed Smith Can’t Sue for Share of Attorney Fees in Class Action
November 21, 2017
A recent New York Law Journal story by Christine Simmons, “Judge Says Reed Smith Can’t Sue for $7M Slice of SAC Capital Fees,” reports that a Manhattan federal judge ruled that Reed Smith can't...
$11M in Attorney Fees Sought in IP Action
November 17, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “VMware Seeks $11M Atty Fees for Beating Phoenix IP Suit,” reports that VMware Inc. urged a California federal judge to award it $11.2 million in...
Jones Day Seeks Fees from EEOC After “Baseless Suit”
November 13, 2017
A recent NLJ story by Erin Mulvaney, “Jones Day Seeks $446K in Fees From EEOC After ‘Baseless Suit’ Goes Nowhere” reports that Jones Day lawyers are seeking hundreds of thousands in legal...
Samsung Opposes Attorney Fees in “Duplicative Suit”
November 9, 2017
A recent Delaware Business Court Insider story by Tom McParland, “Samsung Opposes Fees in ‘Duplicative’ Suit, Citing Appeal” reports that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. told a federal judge in...
A recent Met News story, “Enhancement Based on ‘Risk’ Inapplicable in Seeking ‘Fees on Fees’ Award—C.A.” reports that an attorney fee award in connection with work done in securing fees...