A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “BladeRoom’s $21M Fee Bid for IP Win Sent to Special Master,” reports that a California federal judge said he’ll appoint a special master to review...
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$35M Fee Request in $110M Fiat Chrysler Emission Settlement
August 6, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Emille Ruscoe, “Atty Wants $32M in Fees From Fiat Chrysler Emission Deal,” reports that a New York federal judge was asked to approve $32 million in fees for attorneys...
Judge Scrutinizes $68M Fee Request in Wells Fargo Settlement
August 2, 2019
A recent The Recorder story by Alaina Lancaster, “Judge Scrutinizes Plaintiffs’ $68M Fee Request in Wells Fargo Settlement,” reports that disputes over $68 million in attorney fees in a $240...
A recent Law 360 story by Jeff Montgomery, “Chancery OKs $14.5M Atty Fee in Landmark $53M Settlement,” reports that in a possible Delaware litigation milestone, the Chancery Court approved a $53...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Attorney Fees May Be Awarded Based on Indemnity Clause Where Party Itself Sues,” reports that Kerri Walsh Jennings, a beach volleyball player who has captured...
A recent Daily Report story by R. Robin McDonald, “11th Circuit Scraps $15M Attorney Fee Award in Home Depot Litigation” reports that a federal appeals court has vacated a $15.3 million legal fee...
A recent scholarly article by law professors Stephen J. Choi, Jessica Erickson and Adam C. Pritchard, “Working Hard or Making Work? Plaintiffs’ Attorney Fees in Securities Fraud Class Actions,...
Kirkland Leans Into Contingency Fee Litigation
July 17, 2019
A recent American Lawyer story by Jack Newsham, “Kirkland’s Push Into Contingency Fee Litigation Not Threatening, Firm Leaders Say” reports that in the wake of Kirkland & Ellis’...
A recent Property Casualty Focus article by Amanda Proctor of Carlton Fields, “The Privilege Maintains Its Power: Texas Supreme Court Blocks Discovery of Insurer Attorney’s Billing...
Attorney Fees Trimmed in Tesla Salespeople Settlement
July 12, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Linda Chiem, “Atty Fees Trimmed in $1M Telsa Salespeople Settlement” reports that a California federal judge trimmed the fees and costs awarded to attorneys representing...