A recent NLJ story by Scott Graham, “Federal Circuit Faces Facts: District Judges Call Shots on Fee Awards,” reports that a District Court in Texas is on the verge of overruling the U.S. Court of...
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London Arbitration Firm Recovers Costs from UAE Fee Dispute
March 13, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Jimmy Hoover, “London Arbitration Firm Recovers Costs From UAE Fee Spat,” reports that a London-based international arbitration firm won back nearly all of the costs it...
MetLife Faces $6.2M in Attorney Fees
March 9, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Bonnie Eslinger, “MetLife Faces $6.2M in Atty Fees Over Ponzi Scheme Ruling,” reports that a California judge tentatively ordered MetLife Inc. and various subsidiaries...
Attorney Fees Not Subject to Damages Cap in Wage Case
March 8, 2017
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Zack Needles, “Attorney Fees Not Subject to Damages Cap in Wage Case, Court Says,” reports that attorney fees can be awarded under the Pennsylvania Wage...
Read This Before You Go the Contingency Fee Route
March 3, 2017
A recent CEBblog article by Julie Brook, “Read This Before You Go the Contingency Fee Route,” discusses some of the pitfalls of contingency fees in California. This article was posted with...
Judge Denies Fee Award to State AGs in Antitrust Case
March 2, 2017
A recent NLJ story by C. Ryan Barber, “Judge Refuses Fee Award to State AGs in Antitrust Case,” reports that nearly a year after striking down Staples Inc.’s proposed takeover of Office Depot,...
Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Attorney Fees in Insurance Coverage Actions
February 14, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Kat Sieniuc, “Ore. Justices Clarify Requirements for Attorney Fees in Coverage Battle,” reports that the Oregon Supreme Court tackled the state’s requirements for an...
How to Get Reciprocal Contractual Attorney Fees in California
February 6, 2017
A recent CEBblog article, “How to Get Reciprocal Contractual Attorney Fees,” by Julie Brook, reports on reciprocal attorney fee shifting provisions under California’s § 1717. This article...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, by Charles Toutant, “Court: Plaintiff’s Deep Pockets Aren’t Cause to Deny Fee Application,” reports that a New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a...
A recent New Jersey Law Journal article, “When Attorney Fees Can Be Awarded in Legal Mal Actions Brought By Non-Client,” by John L. Slimm and Jeremy J. Zacharias of Marshall Dennehey Warner...