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...
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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...
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...
Legislation Would Grant Attorney Fees in Insurance Disputes
March 21, 2014
A recent Connecticut Law Tribune story, “Bill Would Grant Attorney Fees in Insurance Disputes,” reports that Connecticut lawmakers are considering several pieces of legislation that would...
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...
“There’s been a lot of hand-wringing from the tort reform lobby over attorney fees in class actions. Conservatives in the tort reform lobby complain about attorney fees in class...
The Laffey Matrix (pdf) is used as a guideline for attorney fees in courts in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area. This fee schedule is also used by some other courts as well. The fee...
Supreme Court Considers Attorney Fee Shifting in Patent Litigation
February 27, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases involving the attorney fee provision of 35 U.S.C. § 285. That statute provides that a “court in exceptional cases may award...
Missouri Considers One-Way "Loser Pays" Civil Justice System
February 22, 2012
Last week, the Missouri Legislature introduced a bill that would implement the so-called “loser pays” English Rule and undo centuries of jurisprudence under the American Rule in civil...
New Article: When the American Rule Doesn't Apply: Attorney's Fees as Damages in California Litigation
February 17, 2012
A recent article in the State Bar of California’s California Litigation, “When the American Rule Doesn’t Apply: Attorney’s Fees as Damages in California Litigation...