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Ohio and Florida Courts Require Expert Testimony to Prove Reasonable Attorney Fees

September 6, 2011

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Ninth Circuit: Judge Needs to Re-Calculate Attorney Fees in Bluetooth Class Action

August 24, 2011

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Zuckerman Spaeder Wins Fee Dispute Case in Federal Circuit

August 9, 2011

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

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Second Circuit Criticizes Attorney Fee Reduction in EAJA Case

July 13, 2011

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CA Appeals Court: Lawyers Who Represented Each Other Not Entitled to Fees Due to Trope Rule

July 6, 2011

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Walmart Class Action Attorney Fees Must Be Re-Calculated

June 13, 2011

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SCOTUS: In Real World Fee-Shifting Litigation, Determining Fees Not Always So Clear

June 7, 2011

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City of Chicago Wants Fee Request Tossed Out

May 5, 2011

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Judge Can’t Give City a Break on Legal Fees

May 4, 2011

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Law Capping Attorney Fees May Go to Florida Supreme Court

April 27, 2011

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Fourth Circuit Reverses Fee Award in Whistleblower Action

April 25, 2011

Fee Shifting

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Appeals Panel Tosses Out $650K in Fee Dispute Case

April 19, 2011

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

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Despite High Court’s Ruling on Lodestar Multiplier, Judge Says Civil Rights Lawyers Deserve One

April 11, 2011

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CA Appeals Court Regrets Ruling on Fee Arbitration Disclosure

March 31, 2011

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

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CA Appeals Court: Open-End Fee Agreement Doesn’t Automatically Create Attorney-Client Relationship

March 29, 2011

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Federal Circuit Rejects Fee Award in Patent Case

March 25, 2011

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California Appellate Panel Says Clause Allowing Attorney Fees Did Not Extend Past Arbitration

March 18, 2011

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First Circuit: Plaintiffs Who Achieve Litigation Goals Through Settlement Entitled to Fees

February 23, 2011

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Federal Circuit Denies Laffey Matrix Rates in Vaccine Cases

February 11, 2011