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Fourth Circuit: Higher Hourly Rates Require Significant Justification

April 15, 2025

Fee Reduction

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Judge Denies Defense Rates in Boeing’s Attorney Fee Request

April 14, 2025

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Insurer: No Attorney Fees for Outside Counsel in Worker Death Settlement

April 10, 2025

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Attorney Suspended Over Billing Lapses in State Street Case

April 4, 2025

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Texas AG Objects to Whistleblowers’ $2.4M Fee Award

April 2, 2025

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Telsa Appeals $176M ‘Windfall’ Attorney Fees

April 1, 2025

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Historic / Landmark Case

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Article: Courts Giveth and Taketh on Attorney Fees

March 31, 2025

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Judge Trims Fee Request for Block Billing in Bony Chicken Case

March 28, 2025

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Judge Cuts Fee Request Over Billing Record in Toll Lanes Case

March 25, 2025

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MGM Says Attorney Fees Can’t Be Three Times More Than Jury Award

March 21, 2025

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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Some Top Partner Hourly Billing Rates Reach $3K in Some Cases

March 3, 2025

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NALFA Releases 2024 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

February 20, 2025

Fee Data / Fee Analytics

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Michigan Tribe Seeks Attorney Fees Under EAJA

February 19, 2025

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Judge Cuts Fee Request, Cites Lack of Hourly Rate Evidence

February 14, 2025

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Judge Weighs $1.8M Attorney Fee Request in Lengthy $15K Case

February 12, 2025

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Plaintiffs’ Counsel Earn $113K in Attorney Fees in $1 Case

February 4, 2025

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Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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$40M Trade Secret Trial Win Merits $17M Attorney Fee Award

January 31, 2025

Fee Award

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Judge Shrinks $2.4M Fee Request to $250K Fee Award

January 30, 2025