A recent Reuters story, “Judge Singles out Ohio Firm in Trimming Fee Award in BofA Case,” reports that the judge who gave his blessing to Bank of America’s $2.43 billion...
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Category: Fee Reduction
The National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) has launched a new pilot project that focuses on attorney fees in MDLs. Our objective is to work with courts to publish attorney fee award...
A recent BLT blog post, “Judge Cuts Fees for Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in LivingSocial Settlement,” reports that, citing inefficient staffing and high hourly rates, U.S. District Judge...
3rd Circuit Tosses Antitrust Settlement over $14M in Attorney Fees
February 22, 2013
A recent New Jersey Star-Ledger story, “Toys R Us Antitrust Settlement Tossed Over $14 million in Attorney Fees,” reports that a federal appeals court held up a $35.5 million...
Judge Reduces Fees in FTC Case that Settled Without Liability Admission
December 19, 2012
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Venable’s Fees Slashed in FTC Suit Settled Without Liability Admission” reports that a judge who balked at $2 million Federal Trade Commission...
Opinion Provides Insight on Attorney Fees in FDCPA Cases
November 28, 2012
Federal courts routinely determine fee petitions for prevailing parties in various fee-shifting cases. A recent opinion from Magistrate Judge Denise LaRue illustrates guiding principles...
Judge Trims Attorney Fees in Apple-Samsung Case
November 9, 2012
A recent The Recorder story, “Grewal Takes Red Pen to Legal Bills in Apple-Samsung Feud,” reports that U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal ordered Samsung Electronics Co. to pay $21,554 to Apple...
Federal Judge Reduces Prevailing Defendant's Fee Request
September 18, 2012
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Judge Slashes Kramer Levin’s ‘Breathtaking’ Request for Fees,” reports that a federal judge has rejected a...
Fee Request Denied, Found 'Grossly Inflated' by Federal Judge
September 11, 2012
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Fee Request Found ‘Grossly Inflated’ Denied in Entirety,” reports that four law firms that submitted a “grossly inflated” $2.7...
Judge Cuts Attorney Fees in Apple iPhone 4 Settlement
August 14, 2012
A recent The Recorder story, “Whyte Takes a Bite out of Attorney Fees in Apple Settlement,” reports that a class action Apple Inc., claiming that faulty antennas in the iPhone 4 caused bad...