A recent Law 360 story by Andrew Karpan, “Atty Seek $4.3M In Fees For 13-Year Trade Secrets Suit” reports that lawyers for an Austrian-owned electronics company have asked a Texas federal judge...
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Judge Calls Out Hourly Rate Gender Disparity in Fee Award
April 25, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Santoni, “Judge Calls Out Atty Gender Pay Gap in $760K Fee Award” reports that Console Mattiacci Law LLC will collect almost $765,000 in fees for winning a $2.3...
Article: Do We Really Need An Attorney Fee Expert?
April 18, 2022
A recent article by William F. Cobb, “Do We Really Need An Attorney Fee Expert?” discusses the need to hire an attorney fee expert. This article was posted with permission. The article...
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Santoni, “Pa. School Says Pro-Mask Parents Didn’t ‘Prevail’ For Fees” reports that a Pittsburgh-area school district said it should not have to pay the...
Attorney Denied Bulk of $5.3M Fee Award in VA Suit
March 29, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Jonathan Capriel, “Atty Denied ‘Lion Share’ of $5M Fee in Paralyzed Vet Suit” reports that the personal injury lawyer behind a $21 million win for a man paralyzed...
Brown Rudnick Accused of $22M in Overbilling
February 25, 2022
A recent Reuters story by David Thomas, “Ex-Client Wans $22 mln From Brown Rudnick, Saying Lawyers Overbilled” reports that an Austrian multinational construction company went on the offensive in...
Philip Morris Attorneys Earn $575K Fee Award in E-Cig Suit
February 23, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Lauren Berg, “Philip Morris Attys Nab $575K Fee in Extinguished E-Cig Suit” reports that a Georgia federal judge on awarded Philip Morris $575,000 in attorney fees after...
Ninth Circuit Considers Class Counsel’s $98M Attorney Fee Win
February 17, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Dorothy Atkins, “Facebook Class’s $98M Fee Win ‘Outrageous,’ 9th Circ. Told” reports that objectors' counsel urged the Ninth Circuit to throw out class counsel's...
Judge Reduces Billing Rates in FCRA Case
February 9, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Vince Sullivan, “Ariz. Firm Gets Bulk of $370K Fee Bid in Mass. FCRA Case,” reports that an attorney with Arizona consumer protection firm Price Law Group APC was...
Court Tosses Mootness Fee Request in Microsoft Merger Case
February 8, 2022
A recent Law 360 story by Dean Seal, “Court Boots Mootness Fee Bid in Microsoft Merger Challenge,” reports that a New York federal judge denied Monteverde & Associates PC's $250,000 fee...