A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Suit Sparks Brawl Over $589K in Attorney Fees,” reports that two Texas oil companies recently won a jury trial in a landman case fought in Dallas County,...
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A recent Corporate Counsel story, “In Patent Case, Fitness Co. Wants $2.8M in Attorney Fees,” reports that Octane Fitness, the small Minnesota-based company that transformed the law...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “C.A. Affirms Denial of Attorney Fees to Out-of-State Counsel,” reports that The Fourth District Court of Appeal yesterday upheld an Orange Superior...
Court Upholds $1.7M Fee Award in Insurance Dispute
July 1, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Court Upholds $1.7M Fee Awards in Title Insurance Dispute,” reports that a New Jersey appeals court has upheld a $1.7 million attorney fee award...
SCOTUS: No "Fee for Fees" in Chapter 11 Cases
June 15, 2015
Today, in a 6-3 decision (pdf), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that bankruptcy attorneys must bear the expense of defending their fees, which could make it harder for lawyers to get paid for their...
Great Reviews for NALFA Webinars
June 3, 2015
NALFA is hosting a series of webinars on attorney fee and legal billing issues throughout 2015. All our webinars are free for NALFA members and NALFA clients. So far this year, NALFA has...
A recent The Recorder story, “Judge Refuses Most Fees Sought in Acquihire Case,” reports that lawyers with Arnold & Porter and McCarter & English scored a win for their client...
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Third Circuit Adopts Recovery Scheme for Attorney Fee Awards Under ERISA,” reports that litigants who catalyze the defense to change course in an ERISA...
Report: Spike in Patent Attorney Fee Awards Post-Octane
April 28, 2015
A recent PatLit blog post by David Berry of Brooks Kushman PC, “Data Shows Spike in Patent Attorney Fee Motions and Awards After Octane,” reports on an increase in attorney fee...
Fifth Circuit Tosses Controversial Attorney Fee Rule
April 20, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Fifth Circuit Kills Controversial Attorney Fee Rule,” reports that, in a decision that will come as a relief to Texas bankruptcy lawyers, the U.S. Court of...