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Seventh Circuit Scraps $57M Fee Award in Antitrust Case

August 30, 2023

Class Fee Objector

Fee / Rate Economics

Fee Award Factors

Fee Benchmark / Standard

Fees by Tiers / Scale

Litigation Economics

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Ninth Circuit: Non-MDL Clients Can Be Part of Common Fund

August 28, 2023

Fees & Common Fund

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

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Former Client Accuses Davis Polk of ‘Excessive’ Billing Rates

August 25, 2023

Billing Practices

Billing Record / Entries

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

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Sixth Circuit: Bankruptcy Attorney Fee Cuts Denied Due Process

August 23, 2023

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Class Counsel Earn $75M in $300M Securities Settlement

August 21, 2023

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Insurer Must Pay Full Defense Fees, Can Impose Future Rate Reductions

August 16, 2023

Fee Reduction

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees Paid by Insurers

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Fee Reduction in Class Settlement

August 15, 2023

Fee Award Factors

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Hours Billled

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Law Firm Denied Partner Billing Rates in Litigation

August 11, 2023

Expenses / Costs

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Fee Data / Fee Analytics

Fee Reduction

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$8M in Attorney Fees Awarded in $12.8M False Ad Suit

August 10, 2023

Staffing Issues

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Fourth Circuit Lifts Attorney Fee Limitation in Civil Rights Cases

August 8, 2023

Fee Issues on Appeal

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

Fee Shifting

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Data and Economics Justify Record $267M Fee Award

August 7, 2023

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Fees by Tiers / Scale

Historic / Landmark Case

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

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Record $267M Attorney Fee Award in $1B Dell Settlement

August 2, 2023

Class Incentive Awards

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

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Historic / Landmark Case

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Article: Making the Most of Defense Attorneys’ Fee Awards

August 1, 2023

Article / Book

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Judge: Bad Faith Needed for Defense Fees in BIPA Class Action

July 31, 2023

Fee Denial

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Fees & Bad Faith

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Michigan Supreme Court: Pro Bono Status Not A Fee Award Factor

July 27, 2023

Fee Award Factors

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

Fees & Pro Bono

Novel Fee Ruling / Award

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Third Circuit Affirms ERISA Fee Award in Precedential Ruling

July 26, 2023

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

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USTP Wants SCOTUS to Wait on Trustee Fee Ruling

July 24, 2023

Fee Issues on Appeal

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

SCOTUS

Trustee Fees

USTP

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In a First, Prevailing Defendant Seeks Fees in BIPA Class Action

July 21, 2023

Legislation / Politics

Novel Fee Ruling / Award

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Michigan Says $5M Fee Request is ‘Overreach’ in Flint Water Case

July 18, 2023

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

Expenses / Costs

Fee Agreement

Interest on Fees

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