A recent New York Law Journal story, “Magistrate Cuts ‘Princely’ Fee Proposal by 80 Percent,” reports that a federal magistrate judge approved a $1.375 million class...
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A recent Law 360 story, “Judge Halves ‘Absurd’ $6M McCune Wright Fee Bid in Kia MDL,” reports that a federal judge pumped the brakes on McCune Wright’s request for...
Fifth Circuit Tosses Controversial Attorney Fee Rule
April 20, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Fifth Circuit Kills Controversial Attorney Fee Rule,” reports that, in a decision that will come as a relief to Texas bankruptcy lawyers, the U.S. Court of...
An upcoming Columbia Law Review article by law professors Lynn Baker and Charles Silver of the University of Texas and Michael Perino of St. John’s University entitled “Is the Price Right:...
A recent USA Today story, “O’Bannon Lawyers Fight Huge Fee Reduction Sought by NCAA,” reports that lawyers for the plaintiffs in the Ed O’Bannon antitrust class action against...
Judge Erred in Denying Statutory Fee Award
February 11, 2015
A recent Metropolitan News Enterprise story, “Judge Erred in Denying Fee Award to Attorney Parris—C.A.,” reports that a California Court of Appeals held that a judge, appalled by the...
Judicial Discretion: Why Judges Deny or Cut Attorney Fees
February 9, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Why Judges Deny or Cut Attorney Fees,” reports that when U.S. Judge Sam Sparks awarded Jerad Najvar’s clients $137,074 in attorney fees—only...
NJ Appeals Court Upholds Fee Reductions
January 22, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Court OKs Slash of $94K Fee Application by More Than Half,” reports that even in a fee-shifting case, it’s permissible for a judge evaluating...
Legal Fees Draw Scrutiny in Hospital Bankruptcy
January 14, 2015
A recent American Lawyer story, “Willkie Fees in Hospital Bankruptcy Draw Renewed Scrutiny,” reports that questions persist over the $15.3 million in fees and expenses paid out to law...
Judge Trims Attorney Fees Citing Billing Deficiencies
December 22, 2014
A recent Courthouse New Service, “Judge Slashes ‘Eye Catching’ Attorney Fees” reports that a federal judge trimmed a $4.5 million fee request from a merger dispute, citing...