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Fifth Circuit Cuts $4.3M Fee Award in Defective Toilet Case

January 12, 2022

Fee Award Factors

Hours Billled

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Settlement Data / Terms

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High Court Won’t Review Chinese Drywall Attorney Fee Award

January 11, 2022

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Fees & Common Fund

Historic / Landmark Case

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

Settlement Data / Terms

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SCOTUS to Rule on Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Fee Increases

January 10, 2022

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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$11.7M Attorney Fee Award in Home Depot Data Breach

January 5, 2022

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Interest on Fees

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Insurer Doesn’t Need to Cover Legal Fees in Dish Copyright Suits

December 22, 2021

Coverage of Fees

Defense Fees / Costs

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees Paid by Insurers

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Dentons Wants Out of Japanese Billionaire’s $50M Fee Dispute

December 18, 2021

Attorney-Client Relationship

Fee Agreement

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Attorney-Client Relationship

UK / International

Unpaid Fees

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ISBA Mutual Can’t Drop Defense of Law Firm in Fee Dispute

December 14, 2021

Coverage of Fees

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Expenses / Costs

Fees in Transactional Matters

Fees & Insurance Policy

Legal Malpractice

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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NJ Law Firm Loses Challenge to Attorney Fee Reduction

December 13, 2021

Billing Practices

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

Fee Affidavit

Fee Award Factors

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

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USTP Asks Supreme Court to Review $324M Bankruptcy Fee Matter

December 11, 2021

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Attorney-Client Relationship

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IMF Says It’s Immune From Attorney Fee Dispute

December 10, 2021

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Is Law School Relevant in Establishing Hourly Rates?

December 9, 2021

Hourly Rates

Hours Billled

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Florida Attorney Gets Attorney Fees in Malpractice Action

December 3, 2021

Expenses / Costs

Fees & Settlement Offer

Interest on Fees

Legal Malpractice

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Judge May Not Base Fee Award On Previous Awarded Rates

November 8, 2021

Fee Request

Hourly Billing

Hourly Rates

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Article: Recovering Attorney Fees in Arbitration

November 1, 2021

Article / Book

Billing Practices

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Block Billing

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Fee Agreement

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Prevailing Party Issues

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Defense ‘Prevailing Party’ in DVPA Case Dropped by Plaintiff

October 9, 2021

Defense Fees / Costs

Fee Request

Fee Shifting

Fees in Statutes

Prevailing Party Issues

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Judge Acted Arbitrarily in Setting ADA Attorney Fee Award

October 8, 2021

Billing Practices

Hourly Rates

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Article: Ninth Circuit Ruling Signals Scrutiny of Attorney Fees in Class Actions

September 25, 2021

Settlement Data / Terms

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Court Can’t Bar Injured Workers’ Attorney Fees, PA Justices Told

September 24, 2021

Fee Agreement

Fee Denial

Fee Request

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Eleventh Circuit Trims Fee Award for South Beach Liquor Store

September 21, 2021