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Attorney Defends Well-Earned Fee Request in Consumer Law Win

March 1, 2022

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Article: The Holder Rule and Attorneys’ Fees

February 24, 2022

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Philip Morris Attorneys Earn $575K Fee Award in E-Cig Suit

February 23, 2022

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Some Defense Fees are Shifted in Flawed IP Case

February 21, 2022

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

February 17, 2022

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Federal Circuit Considers Attorney Fees in Tossed IP Action

February 11, 2022

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$5M Attorney Fee Dispute in Live Nation Injured Worker Case

January 31, 2022

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Second Circuit Vacates ‘Windfall’ Attorney Fee Award

January 28, 2022

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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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Rutgers Blasts $1.6M Attorney Fee Request in COVID Case

January 6, 2022

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$11.7M Attorney Fee Award in Home Depot Data Breach

January 5, 2022

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NJ Law Firm Loses Challenge to Attorney Fee Reduction

December 13, 2021

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

December 11, 2021

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Is Law School Relevant in Establishing Hourly Rates?

December 9, 2021

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Compare & Prove Hourly Billing Rates with NALFA Survey

December 4, 2021

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NJ Judge Denies Attorney Fees Awarded By Magistrate

November 24, 2021

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