A recent law.com story “Supreme Court Tweaks Rules for Attorney Fees in Copyright Cases,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court on recalibrated the law of copyright fee shifting, telling the U.S....
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No Attorney Fee Bond in NCAA Case
June 10, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “NCAA Dodges $41M Fee Bond in Players’ Likeness Appeal,” reports that a California federal judge ruled that the NCAA needn’t set aside $41 million in attorneys' fees as...
A recent The Recorder story, “California Supreme Court Scrutinizes Class Action Fee Awards,” reports that the California Supreme Court seemed skeptical of arguments that it should lay down a host...
Law Firm’s Contingency Fee Upheld on Appeal
May 25, 2016
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Erie Law Firm’s Contingency Fee Upheld on Appeal” reports that an Erie law firm's contingency fee award from a settlement it reached with an insurer on...
Federal Circuit Denies Fee Entitlement to NLRB
May 24, 2016
A recent Corporate Counsel story, “D.C. Circuit Knocks NLRB Bid for Attorney Fees” reports that, after proving that a company violated labor laws, can the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...
A recent ABA Journal story, “Citing Brief Error, 6th Circuit OKs $6,800 in Legal Fees; Counsel Sought $180K in Coffeemaker Suit,” reports that plaintiff Pamella Montgomery still gets the $250...
A recent NLJ story, “Justices Allow Attorney Fee Awards Without Victory on Merits,” reports that, in a ruling that could mean more attorney fee awards for employers in workplace discrimination...
A recent NLJ story, “Calif. Judge, Often Reversed, is Removed From Barbri Antitrust Class Action,” reports that a federal appeals court ordered the removal of a California judge who is overseeing...
A recent Law 360 story, “Fla. High Court Nixes Workers’ Comp Law Atty Fee Formula,” reports that the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the prevailing-party attorneys' fees provision...
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Fifth Circuit Makes It Easier to Recover Attorney Fees in Trademark Cases,” reports that, in a decision that will make it easier for litigants to recover attorney...