A recent Daily Business Review story by Noreen Marcus, “Court Empowers Lawyers in Claims Bill Fee Disputes” discusses Florida’s legislation on a victim’s claims bill and fee agreements. The...
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Court Denies Fees to Notorious Whistle Blower
June 16, 2017
A recent Bloomberg BNA story by Michael Bologna, “Court Tosses Fees for ‘King of Qui Tam’, Business Model Done?” reports on the denial of attorney fees for a notorious whistle blower. The...
Judge Highlights Excessive Billing in Sprint Litigation
March 15, 2017
A recent Wall Street Journal story by Joe Palazzolo and Sara Randazzo, “One Lawyer, 6,905 Hours Leads to $1.5 Million Bill in Sprint Suit,” reports that, Alexander Silow, a contract lawyer for a...
Legislation to Cap Attorney Fees Struck Down in Florida
February 2, 2017
A recent Daily Business Review story, by Celia Ampel, “Legislation Attorney Fee Cap in Claims Bill Struck Down,” reports that the Florida Legislature cannot limit attorney fees in a claims bill...
Texas Tort Reform Group Pushes Legislation to Curb Attorney Fees
January 24, 2017
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Tort Reform Group Aims New Push to Get Legislation to Curb Fees of ‘Storm-Chasing’ Lawyers,” by Miriam Rozen reports that the advocacy group Texans for Lawsuit...
Florida State Senator Seeks to Limit Attorney Fee Entitlement
December 23, 2016
A recent Florida Record story, “State Senator Makes Second Attempt to Limit Attorney’s Fees,” reports that State Senator Greg Steube (R-Sarasota) gave action to the old adage “If at first you...
Arkansas Ballot Referendum Would Cap Attorney Fees in Medical Cases
September 7, 2016
A recent ABA Journal story, “Suits Seek to Block Arkansas Referendum that would Cap Attorney Fees and Damages in Medical Cases,” reports that two lawsuits filed this week seek to block an...
A recent Law 360 story, “Fla. High Court Nixes Workers’ Comp Law Atty Fee Formula,” reports that the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the prevailing-party attorneys' fees provision...
A recent Metropolitan News story, “New Law on Attorney Fees Applies to Pending Cases-C.A.,” reports that legislation affecting recovery of attorney fees by prevailing parties is procedural and...
A recent the IndianaLawyer.com story, “Bill Would Allow Recovery of Attorney Fees in All Wrongful Death Actions” reports that a northern Indiana senator has introduced legislation to amend...