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Georgia High Court Allows Double Recovery of Attorney Fees

March 9, 2022

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Philip Morris Tells Florida High Court Hourly Rates Too High in Case

March 3, 2022

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Attorney Defends Well-Earned Fee Request in Consumer Law Win

March 1, 2022

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Ninth Circuit Considers Class Counsel’s $98M Attorney Fee Win

February 17, 2022

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Hagens Berman Defends $31M Fee Award Before Fifth Circuit

February 16, 2022

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Fifth Circuit Erases $500K Fee Award to Liberty Mutual

February 15, 2022

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Federal Circuit Considers Attorney Fees in Tossed IP Action

February 11, 2022

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First Circuit Affirms Sanctions in Long-Running Fee Dispute

February 10, 2022

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Second Circuit Vacates ‘Windfall’ Attorney Fee Award

January 28, 2022

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Sixth Circuit Affirms Attorney Fees in CHS Qui Tam Actions

January 27, 2022

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$3.2M Attorney Fee Award Affirmed Against Philip Morris

January 24, 2022

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SCOTUS Asked to Review $5M Patent Attorney Fee Award

January 18, 2022

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

January 12, 2022

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High Court Won’t Review Chinese Drywall Attorney Fee Award

January 11, 2022

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SCOTUS to Rule on Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Fee Increases

January 10, 2022

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$11.7M Attorney Fee Award in Home Depot Data Breach

January 5, 2022

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

December 22, 2021

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Practice Area: IP Litigation

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

December 18, 2021

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

December 14, 2021

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