A recent Law 360 story by Suevon Lee, “Judge OKs $150M in Fees in Dow, Boeing Nuke Pollution Suit,” reports that counsel for the Colorado residents who achieved a $375 million settlement with Dow...
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Five Fundamentals of Collecting Attorney Fees
April 3, 2017
A recent Daily Report article by Randy Evans and Shari Klevens, “5 Fundamentals of Collecting Fees,” addresses attorney fee collection. This article was posted with permission. The article...
AIG, Other Insurers Liable for Verizon Defense Fees & Costs
March 29, 2017
A recent Business Insurance story by Judy Greenwald, “AIG, Other Insurers Liable for Verizon Defense Costs in Failed Spinoff,” reports that an American International Group Inc. (AIG) unit and...
Fee Allocation Dispute Action Filed Against Milberg
March 27, 2017
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Charles Toutant, “Milberg Targeted in $10.6 Million Legal Fees Fight Linked to Merck Drug,” reports that a Louisiana law firm's seeking $10.6 million in...
$175M in Attorney Fees in $10B VW Settlement
March 22, 2017
A recent Courthouse News Services story by Nicholas Iovino, “Lawyers Share $175M Payday in VW Settlement,” reports that a federal judge awarded $175 million in attorneys’ fees and costs to...
Judge Reduces Fee Request in Rita’s Water Ice Class Action
March 21, 2017
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by P.J. D’Annunzio, “Lawyers Want $1M Fee, Get $651K in Rita’s Class Action,” reports that the attorneys handling the Rita's Water Ice class action over the...
Nortel Creditors Challenge $4M in Fees in Chapter 11 Case
March 20, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Matt Chiappardi, “Nortel Creditors Seek $4M Cut to Indenture Trustee Fee Bid,” reports that two hedge funds that held senior notes issued by a Nortel Networks Inc. unit...
Federal Circuit: EAJA Fee Awards Must Use Local Rates
March 16, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Chuck Stanley, “Fed. Circuit Says EAJA Legal Fees Must Use Local Costs,” reports that awards for attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) must be...
London Arbitration Firm Recovers Costs from UAE Fee Dispute
March 13, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Jimmy Hoover, “London Arbitration Firm Recovers Costs From UAE Fee Spat,” reports that a London-based international arbitration firm won back nearly all of the costs it...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Fee Award in Life Time Fitness MDL
February 16, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Melissa Daniels, “8th Circ. Affirms $2.8M Fee Award in Gym’s TCPA Settlement,” reports that an Eighth Circuit panel confirmed a $2.8 million fee award for four law...