A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Lack of Specificity Sinks Fee Award,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court has struck down an attorney fee award because lawyers didn’t tell the trial...
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A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Courts Won’t Upset Settlement or Fees in Dentists’ Suit Against Horizon,” reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court will not disturb a...
A recent The Recorder story, “Judge Awards Fees in Apple Warranty Litigation,” reports that lawyers who sued Apple Inc. for denying warranty coverage will receive $13.25 million in...
The New Case Against Professional Class Action Objectors
April 14, 2014
In theory, the goal of a class action objector is to obtain a greater monetary benefit to class members. This can be done in one of two ways: (1) increase the overall amount of the settlement; or...
A recent Legal Times story, “Animal Rights Group Oppose $25M Fee Request in Circus Litigation,” reports that lawyers for animal rights group that unsuccessfully sued the producer of the...
Seventh Circuit Reaffirms Lodestar Method in Class Actions
April 10, 2014
A recent National Law Review article, “Seventh Circuit Affirms Lodestar Method to Determine Attorneys’ Fees in TCPA Class Action,” by Sheppard Mullin Associate David M. Poell, writes...
A recent NLJ story, “Plaintiffs Reduce Fee Demand in Prius Litigation,” reports that five plaintiffs’ law firms that originally sought $4.7 million in attorney fees in a class action...
A recent National Law Review story, “Second Circuit: Five Factors Still Relevant to ERISA Attorney Fee Awards,” by Proskauer Rose Associate Anthony S. Cacace, reports that the Second...
A recent WSJ Law Blog story, “Chevron Asks Judge for $32.3 Million in Attorney Fees After Winning Case,” reports that Chevron Corp. has asked the judge who presided over the racketeering...
Nokia Corp. and its lawyers at Alston & Bird are seeking compensation of roughly $1.2 million from Quinn Emanuel for the lapse that resulted in confidential terms of an Apple-Nokia licensing deal...