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Fee Award Factors

Novel Fee Ruling / Award

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Chancery Court: No More Fee Windfalls for Easy Cases

February 28, 2024

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Epic Games Calls Apple’s $73M Attorney Fee Request An Overreach

February 27, 2024

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

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Federal Circuit: More Fees Even With ‘Exceptional’ Ruling is ‘Nightmare’

February 16, 2024

Fee Request

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Attorneys Seek Fees Defending Former DraftKings Executive

February 14, 2024

Defense Fees / Costs

Fee Data / Fee Analytics

Fee Request

Attorney-Client Relationship

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Attorney Keeps $1.15M Fee Award Despite Tossing Billing Record

February 9, 2024

Fee Agreement

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Unpaid Fees

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Law Firm Can’t Dismiss Bill Padding Claims in California

February 1, 2024

Bill Padding

Fee Agreement

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

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Delaware High Court Clarifies Fee-Shifting in Public Interest Cases

January 31, 2024

American Rule

Fees Paid by Gov't / Taxpayers

Fee Shifting

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Disrupting the Class: Objections to Class Action Settlements

January 17, 2024

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Attorney-Client Relationship

Settlement Data / Terms

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Law Firm’s Reimbursement Agreement Violates Ethical Rules in Colorado

January 16, 2024

Bar Rules / Advisories

Intra-Law Firm Fee Dispute

Law Firm Economics

Law Firm Management

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Fourth Circuit Denies Coverage of Defense Fees in Fraud Case

January 4, 2024

Fees & Insurance Policy

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Why Federal Circuit Affirmed Patent Attorney Fee Award

January 2, 2024

Fee Shifting

Fees & Litigation Tactics

Fees as Sanctions

Practice Area: IP Litigation

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

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Judge Settles $21M Attorney Fee Allocation Dispute

December 20, 2023

Fee Sharing / Referral Fees

Lawyering

Qui Tam / Whistleblower

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Article: How Plaintiffs’ Counsel Can Avoid Common Benefit Fund Fee Disputes

December 14, 2023

Article / Book

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

Fee Agreement

Fee Award Factors

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Litigation Management

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Article: The Changing Landscape of Fees in Securities Class Actions

December 11, 2023

Article / Book

Contingency Fees / POF

Fee Benchmark / Standard

Fee Calculation Method

Fee Data / Fee Analytics

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Settlement Data / Terms

Study / Report

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Article: Understanding Attorney Fee-Shifting to Mitigate Risk

December 5, 2023

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Legislation / Politics

Lodestar

Risk Management

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NY Court: Policyholder May Recoup Attorney Fees

December 4, 2023

Defense Fees / Costs

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Fee Request

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees & Duty to Indemnify

Fees & Insurance Policy

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SCOTUS to Hear Attorney Fees Under the Copyright Act

December 1, 2023

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Judge: Vague Billing Justifies 10 Percent Cut in Attorney Fees

November 29, 2023

Billing Judgment

Hourly Billing

Legal Bill Review (External)

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Article: Exploring the American Rule on Attorney Fees

November 27, 2023

American Rule

Article / Book

Offer of Judgment (Rule 68)

Fees & Duty to Indemnify