A recent Law 360 story by Carolina Bolado, “11th Circ. Upholds Fee Award in Chinese Drywall MDL,” reports that the Eleventh Circuit ruled that court-appointed class counsel in the defective...
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A recent Law 360 story by Marco Poggio, “Judge Initially Oks 53 Firms’ Fee Plan in GM Ignition MDL,” reports that a federal judge in Manhattan pushed forward a plan for a three-tier system for...
SCOTUS Won’t Hear IP Attorney Fee Claim
May 17, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Dani Kass, “’Radical’ IP Atty Fee Claim Doesn’t Strike Justices’ Interest,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a patent-holding company's attempt to...
Federal Circuit Backs $4.2M Fee Award in IP Case
May 11, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “Fed. Circ. Backs Apple and Cisco’s $4.2M Fee Win in IP Case,” reports that the Federal Circuit has refused to undo a lower court order allowing Apple...
A recent Law 360 story by Dave Simpson, “Attys Denied $12M Fees From ‘Modest At Best’ Facebook Deal,” reports that a California federal declined a bid for $12 million in fees for lawyers...
Ninth Circuit Bumps Up Hourly Rate in Labor Case
April 19, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Lauren Berg, “9th Circ. Bumps Ore. Atty’s Hourly Fee Rate in Labor Case,” reports that a U.S. Department of Labor administrative law judge wrongly reduced an Oregon...
Ninth Circuit: $6M Fee Award Does Not Create ‘Windfall’
April 12, 2021
A recent Metropolitan News story, “$6 Million Attorney Fee Award Would Not Create ‘Windfall’,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, has reversed an order...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Ninth Circuit Ups Attorney Fee Award Against California From $4 Million to $8.2 Million,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that...
A recent Law 360 story by Rosie Manins, “Split Ga. Court Nixes $12M Atty Fees in Wrongful Death Suit,” reports that a divided Georgia appellate court vacated a $12.7 million attorney fees award...
Attorney Who ‘Overlitigated’ Case Sees Fees Reduced
March 16, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Kevin Penton, “Atty Who ‘Overlitigated’ Contractor Dispute See Fee Reduced,” reports that a California state appeals court has upheld a trial court awarding nearly...