A recent Law 360 story by Clark Mindock, “7th Circ. Back $1M Atty Fee Cut in Bias Case,” reports that the Seventh Circuit upheld a finding that an attorney inflated his hourly rate and "grossly"...
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A recent Law 360 story by Tiffany Hu, “Justice Won’t Hear Dispute Over Atty Fees in Patent Cases,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a question on courts' allegedly...
Third Circuit Bars Attorney Fees For ‘Limited Success’
June 12, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Mike LaSusa, “3rd Circ. Bars Atty Fees For ‘Limited Success’ in NJ Wage Suit,” reports that the attorneys who won an unpaid wage suit on behalf of a pair of cooks in...
Attorney Fee Award Not Limited to What Insurer Paid
June 9, 2021
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Attorney Fee Award Not Limited to What Insurer Paid,” reports that a California Court of Appeal has affirmed a $146,010 award of attorney fees to a defendant in...
Federal Circuit Weighs in on EAJA Fee Awards in Partial Wins
April 29, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Hailey Konnath, “Fed. Circ. Weights in on EAJA Fees in Partial Wins,” reports that the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision clarifying that the government is...
A recent article by Christopher P. Hahn, “Fifth Cir. Holds FDCPA Plaintiff Not Entitled to Attorney’s Fees Following Settlement,” reports on a recent case involving the federal Fair Debt...
A recent article by Laura Smithman, “ERISA’s Fee-Shifting Provision Permits Awards Against Parties, Not Attorneys,” reports on ERISA’s fee-shifting provision. This article was posted with...
Fee Dispute Sent to Arbitration Despite Illegal Fee Clause
March 31, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Carolina Bolado, “Atty-Client Spat Sent To Arbitration Despite Illegal Fee Clause,” reports that a Florida state appeals court ruled that a woman's suit against her...
Fee Request Reduced in Hospital Whistleblower Action
February 23, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Nathan Hale, “Hospital Whistleblower’s $1M Fees Award Falls Short of Goal,” reports that a whistleblower whose complaint against now-defunct hospital chain Health...
PA Enviro Board Can Weigh ‘Bad Faith’ in Awarding Attorney Fees
February 17, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Santoni, “Pa. Enviro Board Can Weight ‘Bad Faith’ in Awarding Attorney Fees,” reports that the administrative board that hears appeals of decisions by...