A recent Courthouse News Service, “Huge Fee Award OK’d for Lawyers in Motorola Suit,” reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a $55 million (27.5...
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Judge Awards More Fees to Winston & Strawn in Iranian Dairy Case
August 11, 2013
A recent BLT Blog post, “Judge Awards $434K in Fees in Iranian Dairy Dispute,” reports that a Washington federal judge approved $434,000 in attorney fees to Winston & Strawn for its...
A recent ABA Journal story, “Slashing $26M in Legal Fees from Citigroup Case, Judge Cites $550/hr Charge for $15/hr Contract Work” reports that a federal judge has slashed by 27 percent...
A recent Litigation Management Blog post, “Courts Must Show Their Work When Calculating Attorney Fees,” by David McMahon, reports on a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit. In...
Judge Approves $200M in Fees in $1.6B Toyota Settlement
July 20, 2013
A recent law.com story, “$1.6 Billion Toyota Settlement Win Final Approval,” reports that U.S. District Judge James Selna in Santa Ana, Calif. approved a $1.6 billion settlement...
A recent Denver Post story, “Colorado Foreclosure Lawyers Target of Probe into Billing Practices,” reports that the Colorado attorney general is investigating whether law firms...
MGA Defends $140M Attorney Fee Award
May 2, 2012
A recent NLJ story, “Huge Award was Justified by Mattel’s Scorched-Earth Tactics, MGA Argues” reports that MGA Entertainment Inc. told an appellate court that the $310 million...
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Firm Vows Appeal After $4 Million Judgment in Fen-Phen Fee Fight,” reports that a battle between plaintiffs firms over fen-phen attorney fees wrapped up on...
Patton Boggs Files Suit for Unpaid Legal Fees and Expenses
April 10, 2012
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Patton Boggs Alleges It’s Unpaid By Upaid,” reports that Patton Boggs has filed a breach of suit against former client Upaid Systems Ltd., alleging the...
MLB and Dodgers in Fee Dispute Over Team's Bankruptcy
April 9, 2012
A recent NLJ story, “MLB wants Dodgers to Cover League’s Legal Costs in Team’s Bankruptcy” reports that the settlement between Major League Baseball and Los Angeles Dodgers...