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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Law Firm: USTP Exceeding Authority with Fee Clawback Claim

November 4, 2024

Professional Fees

USTP

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Article: Defense Strategy in Copyright Fee-Shifting Litigation

March 29, 2024

American Rule

Article / Book

Fee Scholarship

Fee Shifting

Offer of Judgment (Rule 68)

SCOTUS

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Eleventh Circuit: No Fees After Voluntary Dismissal in Copyright Case

March 8, 2024

Offer of Judgment (Rule 68)

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Disrupting the Class: Objections to Class Action Settlements

January 17, 2024

SCOTUS

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Juul Settlements Could Yield $150M in Attorney Fees

December 19, 2023

Fee Committee

Fee Data / Fee Analytics

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Judge Cuts Gibson Dunn’s Fee Request in Half

September 22, 2023

Billing Record / Entries

Block Billing

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

SCOTUS

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Article: How NY SLAPP Defendants Can Recover Attorney Fees

September 6, 2023

Article / Book

Defense Fees / Costs

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Ninth Circuit: Attorney Fees Cannot Exceed Value to Class

June 14, 2023

Fees more than Damages

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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First Circuit Deepens Circuit Split on SSA Fee Award Timing

November 3, 2022

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Fee Shifting

Fees & Timeliness

Fees in Statutes

Attorney-Client Relationship

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Former Client Fights Law Firm’s $1.9M Attorney Fee Lien

May 3, 2022

Fees & Withdrawing / Terminated

Fee Lien

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USPTO

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Federal Circuit Considers Attorney Fees in Tossed IP Action

February 11, 2022

Exceptional Case

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Fee Shifting

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Article: Ninth Circuit Ruling Signals Scrutiny of Attorney Fees in Class Actions

September 25, 2021

Attorney-Client Relationship

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Law Firms Spar Over Attorney Fees Ahead of Trial

August 4, 2021

Fee Agreement

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fees & Withdrawing / Terminated

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Hours Billled

Quantum Meruit

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Ninth Circuit Strikes Down $7M Fee Award in ConAgra Class Settlement

June 2, 2021

Class Fee Objector

Lawyering

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Law Firms Net $1M in Fees in Scotts OT Action

May 25, 2021

Hours Billled

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Zurich to Pay Attorney Fees as Sanctions in Coverage Action

April 20, 2021

Fees as Sanctions

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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Attorney Raises Concerns of Hourly Rates for K&L Gates

March 21, 2021

Billing Practices

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Fees & Litigation Tactics

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Article: When is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee?

March 6, 2021

Fees & Judicial Discretion

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Article: Unusual Settlement Structure Leads to Fee Award Almost Double Judgment

November 1, 2020

Article / Book

Class Service Awards

Fee Proposal / Bid

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Fees more than Damages

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