Judge Reduces Fees in Patent Case
November 30, 2011
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Western District Judge Slashes Attorney Fees in Patent Case” reports that a federal judge awarded less than half of the requested attorney fees for the...
November 30, 2011
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Western District Judge Slashes Attorney Fees in Patent Case” reports that a federal judge awarded less than half of the requested attorney fees for the...
November 1, 2011
In today's litigation practice, the economics of attorney fees has never been more important. With the rise in fee-shifting litigation and the growing body of attorney fee law, attorney fees...
October 19, 2011
Last Tuesday, The Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law of the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House held hearings on The Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996) (pdf). ...
October 18, 2011
A recent NLJ story, “Judge Slashes ‘Highly Unreasonable’ Fee Request in Prius Highlight Case” reports that a federal judge in Los Angeles struck down the proposed attorney fees...
September 8, 2011
U.S. lawyers are free to modify existing fees during representation, but they must be reasonable as well as communicated and accepted by the client. A new opinion, ABA Opinion 11-458 (pdf.),...
A recent NLJ story, “Video Game Makers Seek $1.1 Million for Successful Supreme Court Battle” reports that the entertainment groups that persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a...
July 21, 2011
A recent Thomson Reuters story, “Who’s Likely Footing News Corp’s Legal Bills? The Insurers”,reports that with News Corp executives heading for the exits, the hacking scandal...
July 7, 2011
A recent Los Angeles Times story, “CalPERS’ $11-Million Legal Bill Raises Eyebrows” reports that the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) paid $11 million...
June 27, 2011
New legislation entitled the Government Litigation Savings Act (pdf), sponsored by Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) would limit the amount of attorneys’ fees...
A recent NLJ story, “Boston Federal Judge Awards Nearly $680K in Fees to Wine Association” reports that a Boston federal judge has awarded a wine association close to $680,000 in attorney...