A recent the Bloomberg BNA story by Paul Barrett, “U.S. Courts Aren’t Interested in Chevron’s Pollution Case, But Other Nation’s May Be,” reports that Chevron Corp. won a big victory when...
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One Year Later: Kirtaeng v. Wiley
June 20, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Donahue, “2nd Circ. To Reduce Fee Award in $655M Madoff Settlement” reports that a year later, experts say the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kirtsaeng v. John...
A recent Law 360 story by Michelle Casady, “Texas High Court Nixes New Trial in $42M Attys’ Fee Row,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court sided with the owner of a water supply company who...
Court Denies Fees to Notorious Whistle Blower
June 16, 2017
A recent Bloomberg BNA story by Michael Bologna, “Court Tosses Fees for ‘King of Qui Tam’, Business Model Done?” reports on the denial of attorney fees for a notorious whistle blower. The...
Four Season’s $11M Fee Dispute in Arbitration
June 5, 2017
A recent the Law 360 story by Natalie Olivo, “Four Seasons Hotel’s $11M Fee Spat Sent to Arbitration,” reports that the owners of a Four Seasons-branded hotel in Los Angeles will have to...
Fee Request Challenge Sought in IP Suit
June 2, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Nicole Narea, “Stanford, ThermoLife Seek To Slash Fee Award in IP Suit” reports that Stanford University and ThermoLife International asked a California federal court to...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Micheal Booth, “Justices to Hear Appeal in Denial of Med Mal Counsel Fees Ruling” reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a...
Jenner Wins Fees in Contingency Agreement
May 23, 2017
A recent the NLJ story by Marcia Coyle, “Skadden Loses a Tax Dispute, and Jenner Wins Fee Fight,” reports that Jenner & Block won fees in a case, Parallel Networks v. Jenner & Block, that...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Fees for Fees Under Statute
April 24, 2017
A recent Metropolitan News story by Kenneth Ofgang, “Panel Upholds Award of ‘Fees-on-Fees’ Under Statute” reports that a statute that permits federal judges to sanction attorneys for...
US Airways Defends $122M Fee Request in Sabre Antitrust Case
April 20, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “US Airways Defends $122M Fee Bid in Sabre Antitrust Suit” reports that US Airways defended its request for $122 million in attorneys' fees for its $15...