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Attorney Fees on Insurance Claims Raises Question in Texas

July 12, 2023

Coverage of Fees

Defense Fees / Costs

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees Paid by Insurers

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Firm Seeks DC Rates Because Local Counsel Would Not Have Taken Case

July 10, 2023

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

Attorney-Client Relationship

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Billing Tips: The Devil Is In The Details

July 6, 2023

Article / Book

Bar Rules / Advisories

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Billing Judgment

Block Billing

Defense Fees / Costs

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Legal Malpractice

Legal Spend

Litigation Management

Overbilling

Staffing Issues

Unpaid Fees

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Insurer: Lehman Should Pay $58M in Fees/Costs After Trial Loss

July 5, 2023

Fees & Corp. Bylaws

Hourly Rates

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Article: Attorney Fee Ruling May Complicate Claims Made Settlements

July 3, 2023

Article / Book

Class Incentive Awards

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Fee Denial

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

Fees more than Damages

Hours Billled

Lodestar

Lodestar Crosscheck

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Law 360 Covers NALFA Program

June 30, 2023

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$76M Attorney Fee Request in $255M Juul Class Settlement

June 29, 2023

Fee Request

Interest on Fees

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Judge Cuts Attorney Fee Request By More Than Half

June 27, 2023

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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NJ Justices: No Exception to American Rule in Records Act

June 20, 2023

Catalyst Theory

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

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Florida Supreme Court: Offer-of-Judgment is ‘Not Prevailing Party Statute’

June 19, 2023

Offer of Judgment (Rule 68)

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Ninth Circuit: Attorney Fees Cannot Exceed Value to Class

June 14, 2023

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

Fees more than Damages

FRCP

Practice Area: IP Litigation

Attorney-Client Relationship

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Insurer Says It Controls Defense Fees/Costs in Asbestos Injury Case

June 6, 2023

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Coverage of Fees

Defense Fees / Costs

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees Paid by Insurers

Legal Spend

Litigation Management

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Third-Party Payer

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Appeals Court: Law Firms Must Share Fees With Ex-Attorney

June 1, 2023

Bar Rules / Advisories

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Sharing / Referral Fees

Fee Lien

Fees & Withdrawing / Terminated

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Groupon Calls Attorney Fee Request ‘Unreasonable’

May 29, 2023

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

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NJ Law Firm Wins Billing Increments Challenge

May 25, 2023

Billing Increments

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

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Ninth Circuit to Decide on Common Benefit Fees

May 23, 2023

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Holdback Fees

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Federal Court Asked to Confirm Attorney Fees in Arbitration Award

May 12, 2023

Fee Clause

Fees & Arbitration

Fees in Arbitration

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Eleventh Circuit: Insurer Doesn’t Have to Pay Attorney Fees in Dismissed Action

May 9, 2023

Coverage of Fees

Fee Denial

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees as Damages

Statutory Fees

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Judge Rips Class Counsel’s ‘Overstated’ Fee Request

May 8, 2023

Billing Increments

Billing Judgment