A recent Law 360 article by Paul Aloe, “Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction,” responses to another Law 360 article, “Legal Prediction is Demanding But Not Impossible.” ...
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Article: Five Lessons for Recovering Attorney Fees in Texas
February 24, 2020
A recent BizLitNews article by Amanda Taylor, “Recovering Attorney’s Fees in Texas: Five Lessons,” reports on attorney fee recovery in Texas. This article was posted with permission. The...
Claims of ‘Excessive’ Hourly Rates in NFL Concussion Settlement
February 21, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Boysen, “Seeger Weiss for ‘Excessive’ Fee in Concussion Deal,” reports that a handful of law firms have again objected to Seeger Weiss LLP’s latest $1.2...
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...
Judge: Vague Billing Entries in Boston Scientific FCA Suit
February 19, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “’Vague’ Fee Entries Targeted in Boston Scientific FCA Suit,” reports that a New Jersey federal judge said whistleblowers’ lawyers should get about...
Insurer Aims to Undo Fee Ruling in School IP Case
February 13, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “Insurer Aims to Undo McCarter Fee Ruling in School IP Fight,” reports that a school’s insurer claimed a New Jersey state judge relied on an inapplicable...
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...
Hotel Group Seeks Attorney Fee Reductions
February 7, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Kelly Zegers, “Hotel Wants Four Seasons’ $1M Atty Fee Request Slashed,” reports that Burton Way Hotels Ltd. asked a California federal court on to slice by more than...
Law Firm Seeks $12M in Attorney Fees for TerraForm Deal
February 3, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Reenat Sinay, “Abraham Fruchter Seeks $12M in Fees for TerraForm Deal,” reports that attorneys at Abraham Fruchter & Twersky LLP asked a New York federal court for...
$18M in Attorney Fees in Mushroom Antitrust Settlement
January 31, 2020
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Max Mitchell, “US Judge Awards $18M in Attorney Fees After Settlement in Mushroom Antitrust Suit,” reports that the judge handling the litigation...