A recent The Recorder story, “Breyer Sticks Named Plaintiff with HP’s Legal Bill in Employment Suit,” reports that a federal judge has ordered a former Hewlett-Packard Co. employee...
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A recent NLJ article, “An Oft-Overlooked Path to Recovering Costs, Fees,” by Sam Casey and Aaron Furniss of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan in Atlanta, reports that often overlooked in...
Are One-Way Fee-Shifting Provisions Unconscionable?
June 23, 2014
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Is a ‘One-Sided’ Attorney-Fee Provision in an Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable?,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court held that allowing one...
A recent Daily Report story, “Justices Say That Fee Shifting Can’t Rest Solely on Contingency Fee,” reports that how much in attorney fees to a plaintiff under Georgia’s offer...
Apple, HP Test New Supreme Court Fee-Shifting Ruling
June 16, 2014
A recent The Recorder story, “Apple, HP Chase Fees from Serial Patent Plaintiff,” reports that wielding the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on fee-shifting in patent cases,...
Delaware Lawyers Draft Legislation to Protect Legal Fees
June 11, 2014
Days after a Delaware Supreme Court ruling last month that could help businesses, a group of Wilmington corporate lawyers quickly drafted legislation that the Senate could consider to protect...
In-House Counsel Can Recover Fees in Massachusetts
June 10, 2014
A recent post, “Prevailing Party Can Recover Legal Fees for In-House Lawyer,” by Stan Martin of Duane Morris in Boston, writes about the recent ruling in Holland v. Jachmann, Mass App. Ct....
Massive Fee Cut in Iranian Dairy Case
June 6, 2014
A recent NLJ story, “Legal Fees Significantly Reduced in Iranian Dairy Dispute,” reports that lawyers for a company awarded approximately $13.4 million in legal fees in a decades-long...
A recent Thomson Reuters story, “Delaware Upholds Fee-Shifting Bylaw, Could Upend Class Actions,” reports that the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that corporations can adopt bylaws...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in two cases concerning attorney fees in patent litigation, including one cast as an avenue to deter frivolous litigation by patent trolls. The opinions ease...