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Attorney Denied Bulk of $5.3M Fee Award in VA Suit

March 29, 2022

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Philip Morris Attorneys Earn $575K Fee Award in E-Cig Suit

February 23, 2022

Exceptional Case

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Ninth Circuit Considers Class Counsel’s $98M Attorney Fee Win

February 17, 2022

Class Fee Objector

Class Service Awards

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Historic / Landmark Case

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

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First Circuit Affirms Sanctions in Long-Running Fee Dispute

February 10, 2022

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

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Judge Reduces Billing Rates in FCRA Case

February 9, 2022

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Second Circuit Vacates ‘Windfall’ Attorney Fee Award

January 28, 2022

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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$5.7M ‘Audacious’ Fee Request Reduced to $2.5M Fee Award

January 26, 2022

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Fifth Circuit Cuts $4.3M Fee Award in Defective Toilet Case

January 12, 2022

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Judge Reduces Hourly Rates Citing Lack of Evidence

December 21, 2021

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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NJ Law Firm Loses Challenge to Attorney Fee Reduction

December 13, 2021

Billing Practices

Fee Affidavit

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Dispute

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Class Counsel Earn $9.4M in Attorney Fees in Securities Action

December 8, 2021

Block Billing

Expenses / Costs

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Judge May Not Base Fee Award On Previous Awarded Rates

November 8, 2021

Hourly Billing

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Judge Acted Arbitrarily in Setting ADA Attorney Fee Award

October 8, 2021

Billing Practices

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Article: Ninth Circuit Ruling Signals Scrutiny of Attorney Fees in Class Actions

September 25, 2021

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Eleventh Circuit Trims Fee Award for South Beach Liquor Store

September 21, 2021

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Class Counsel Win Reduced Attorney Fees of $152M in Antitrust Case

August 30, 2021

Expenses / Costs

Historic / Landmark Case

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Insurer Overpaid Policyholder’s Attorney Fees, Judge Finds

August 25, 2021

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Billing Judgment

Billing Practices

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees Paid by Insurers

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Litigation Management

Practice Area: IP Litigation

Unpaid Fees

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Article: CA Ruling Shows That Prevailing Party Wins Can Be Pyrrhic

August 22, 2021

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Novel Fee Ruling / Award

Prevailing Party Issues

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Eighth Circuit Tosses $1 FLSA Attorney Fee Award

August 19, 2021

Fee Calculation Method

Fee Denial

Fee Dispute