Federal Circuit: Misconduct Might Merit Attorney Fees
April 13, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “’Misconduct’ Might Merit Attorney Fees, Circuit Rules,” reports that a federal judge abused her discretion in denying attorney fees to a patent litigant...
April 13, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “’Misconduct’ Might Merit Attorney Fees, Circuit Rules,” reports that a federal judge abused her discretion in denying attorney fees to a patent litigant...
March 16, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Tough Questions at $5 Million Fee Fight Before SCOTUS,” reports that predicting how the highest court’s nine justices will rule after they have heard...
February 25, 2015
A recent Law 360 story, “High Court Won’t Hear $72M Bayer MDL Fee Fight,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court passed on an appeal from plaintiffs’ attorneys in multidistrict...
February 11, 2015
A recent Metropolitan News Enterprise story, “Judge Erred in Denying Fee Award to Attorney Parris—C.A.,” reports that a California Court of Appeals held that a judge, appalled by the...
January 26, 2015
A recent post, “Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees in Arbitration: A Trap For the Unwary,” by Thomas H. Wagner and Paul R. Wood of Polsinelli, in their law firm blog, discuss the recovery...
December 24, 2014
NALFA tracks important attorney fee rulings in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. These fee rulings impact the body of law related to attorney fees. NALFA has ranked the most...
November 25, 2014
A recent The Recorder story, “Plaintiffs Shop Slammed by Appeal Court for Suspect Fees,” reports that a $5 million fee award that was based on a $6 million recovery was sent back to San...
October 29, 2014
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Littler Mendelson Hit with Fees By Federal Court in Case it Won,” reports that Littler Mendelson has been ordered to pay sanctions in a case that is...
October 28, 2014
A recent New Jersey Law Journal editorial, “Fee-Shifting in Insurance Disputes Should Be Expanded,” discusses the history and the current state of affairs of attorney fee recovery in...
October 19, 2014
A recent AM Law Litigation Daily story, “Cooley Wins Attorney Fees After NexTag Patent Trial Win,” reports that Cooley has won an award of attorney fees for client NexTag Inc. in a patent...