A recent Law 360 story by Emily Sides, “Ga. Judge Finds Atty Fees Must Be Public After $200M Verdict” reports that a Georgia state judge has rejected arguments that a Florida couple could keep...
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Insurer Doesn’t Need to Cover Legal Fees in Dish Copyright Suits
December 22, 2021
A recent Reuters story by Barbara Grzincic, “Insurer Off the Hook for Legal Tab in Dish’s Copyright Battles,” reports that Dish Network Corp is stuck with the legal bills it ran up defending...
ISBA Mutual Can’t Drop Defense of Law Firm in Fee Dispute
December 14, 2021
A recent Law360 story by Emily Lever, “Ill. Bar Insurer Can’t Ditch Law Firm Defense in Fees Fight,” reports that the Illinois State Bar Association Mutual Insurance Company can't avoid...
Harvard Sues Insurer Over Attorney Fees
September 20, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Eli Flesch, “Harvard Sues Insurer For Legal Fees in Affirmative Action Suit,” reports that Harvard University sued Zurich American Insurance Co. for excess coverage of...
Article: New Attorney Fee Law May Be Boon To Florida Property Insurers
September 1, 2021
A recent article by Christine Renella and William Zieden-Weber, “New Fla. Atty Fee Law May Be Boon To Property Insurers,” reports a new law in Florida that amends Florida's attorney fees...
Insurer Overpaid Policyholder’s Attorney Fees, Judge Finds
August 25, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Daphne Zhang, “Insurer Overpaid For Policyholder’s Legal Bills, Judge Finds,” reports that a New York federal judge said that an insurer's decision to stop paying a...
A recent Law 360 story by Pete Brush, “Effort By NHL Insurers to DQ Skadden, Proskauer Rejected”, reports that a New York judge declined to disqualify Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and...
AIG Unit Denied Attorney Fees in $7.2M Coverage Win
August 6, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Ben Zigterman, “AIG Unit Denied Fees Following $7.2M Coverage Win”, reports that an AIG subsidiary has lost its New York federal court bid to have its reinsurer pay more...
5 Law Firm Seek $44M in Attorney Fees in GCI Liberty Action
August 5, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Rose Krebs, “5 Firms Seek $44M Atty Fees in GCI Liberty Suit in Chancery”, reports that five firms will seek $44 million in fees for their work in a suit filed over...
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...