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Fee Award Factors

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Federal Circuit Weighs in on EAJA Fee Awards in Partial Wins

April 29, 2021

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

Prevailing Party Issues

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Judge Sanctioned for Eating Lunch With Firm Seeking Fees

April 28, 2021

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

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Fifth Circuit: FDCPA Plaintiff Not Entitled to Attorney Fees Post-Settlement

April 22, 2021

Attorney-Client Relationship

Fee Shifting

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Prevailing Party Issues

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Article: When Are Outside Fee Experts Required to Prove Attorney Fees?

April 21, 2021

Alternative Fees

Article / Book

Fee Agreement

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Ninth Circuit Bumps Up Hourly Rate in Labor Case

April 19, 2021

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

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Sixth Circuit: No Authority to Award Attorney Fees Post-Arbitration

April 15, 2021

Attorney-Client Relationship

Fees in Arbitration

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Under Economic Pressure, More Firms Sue Clients for Unpaid Fees

April 13, 2021

Alternative Fees

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

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Ninth Circuit: $6M Fee Award Does Not Create ‘Windfall’

April 12, 2021

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Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Environmental Groups Seek Attorney Fees After California Water Win

April 6, 2021

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Attorney Raises Concerns of Hourly Rates for K&L Gates

March 21, 2021

Billing Practices

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Judge Approves $2.1M in Fees in Illumina Shareholder Suit

March 19, 2021

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Judge Slams $32M Wells Fargo Fee Request as Unreasonable

March 18, 2021

Class Fee Objector

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Attorney Who ‘Overlitigated’ Case Sees Fees Reduced

March 16, 2021

Fees & Litigation Tactics

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Sixth Circuit Reverses UAW’s Attorney Fee Award

March 15, 2021

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$503M Syngenta Attorney Fee Dispute Moves to Tenth Circuit

March 12, 2021

Hourly Rates

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Facebook Challenges $12M Fee Request in Data Breach Case

March 11, 2021

Billing Practices

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$203M Attorney Fee Request in Flint Water Settlement

March 10, 2021

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Class Counsel Spar Over $800M in Fees in Roundup MDL

March 8, 2021

Historic / Landmark Case

Holdback Fees

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Working Paper: Judicial Guide to Awarding Attorney Fees in Class Actions

March 7, 2021

Article / Book

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