A recent Barnes & Thornburg blog post by Eric S. Fisher, “Recovering Attorney's Fees Under Georgia Law Just Got Easier” reports on a recent case in Georgia. This article was posted with...
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A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Zack Needles, “Court: WCJ Has No Authority to Assess Reasonableness of 20% Counsel Fee” reports that a divided Commonwealth Court en banc has ruled that a...
Jenner & Block Win Attorney Fees in Pro Bono Case
May 14, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Lauraann Wood, “Jenner & Block Gets Fees For Prevailing in Pro Bono Suit” reports that Jenner & Block LLP should receive attorney fees under the Illinois Civil...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Slashing Fee Award to 28 Percent of Amount Claimed Was Warranted,” reports that the Court of Appeal for this district has affirmed Los Angeles Superior Court...
Article: The Need For Attorney Fee Expertise
February 20, 2020
A recent AI article by John D. O’Connor, “The Need For Attorney Fee Expertise (pdf),” reports on the need for attorney fee expertise to prove reasonable attorney fees and proper billing...
When Must the Federal Government Pay Attorney Fees?
February 11, 2020
A recent NLJ article by Marcia Coyle, “When Must the U.S. Pay Legal Fees? A Vietnam Vet Turns to the Supreme Court,” reports on attorney fee recovery from the federal government in an EAJA...
FL Legislation Would Cut Attorney Fees, Aid Insurers
January 28, 2020
A recent Daily Business Review story by Raychel Lean, “Proposed Florida Law Would Cut Attorney Fees, Aid Insurance Companies,” reports that a bill working its way through the Florida Legislature...
A recent Law 360 story by Kevin Penton, “Fed Circ. Won’t Let Attys Get Fees From Feds on Vet’s Behalf,” reports that attorneys lack standing under federal law to sue the federal government on...
SCOTUS Strikes Down USPTO Attorney Fee Rule
December 16, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Donahue, “Supreme Court Strikes Down USPTO Atty Fee Rule,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an unusual U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policy that...
Federal Judges Question Attorney Fee Formula in Florida Coverage Cases
December 12, 2019
A recent Daily Business Review story by Steven Meyerowitz, “Florida Split: Should Attorney Fees Count Toward Federal Amount in Controversy?,” reports that a decision by a Miami federal...