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Attorney Fee Request Cut in Half in ERISA Class Action

April 16, 2025

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Fourth Circuit: Higher Hourly Rates Require Significant Justification

April 15, 2025

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Attorney Fees Reduced to Date of Settlement Offer in Massachusetts Trial

April 8, 2025

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Telsa Appeals $176M ‘Windfall’ Attorney Fees

April 1, 2025

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Judge Trims Fee Request for Block Billing in Bony Chicken Case

March 28, 2025

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Judge Cuts Fee Request Over Billing Record in Toll Lanes Case

March 25, 2025

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Judge Slams ‘Unreasonable’ Fee Request in FOIA Case

March 7, 2025

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Judge Cuts Fee Request, Cites Lack of Hourly Rate Evidence

February 14, 2025

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Judge Weighs $1.8M Attorney Fee Request in Lengthy $15K Case

February 12, 2025

Fees more than Damages

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Report Recommends $0 in Common Benefit Fees in Roundup MDL

February 5, 2025

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Plaintiffs’ Counsel Earn $113K in Attorney Fees in $1 Case

February 4, 2025

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Judge Shrinks $2.4M Fee Request to $250K Fee Award

January 30, 2025

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New Ruling Could Cost Contingency Fee Attorneys in Georgia

January 13, 2025

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Chancery Trims Fees Citing Partial Overlaps with Earlier Case

December 5, 2024

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Michigan Supreme Court Addresses ‘Fees For Fees’ Issue

December 3, 2024

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$345M Attorney Fee Award in $55B Musk Compensation Plan

December 2, 2024

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Historic / Landmark Case

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Judge: ‘Sub-Par’ Lawyering Merits Lower Fee Award

November 21, 2024

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Judge Relies on Fee Expert Declaration in Awarding Fees

November 20, 2024

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Chancery Cuts Fee Request in ‘Look-Alike’ Class Action

November 12, 2024

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