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Attorney Fee Request Cut in Half in ERISA Class Action

April 16, 2025

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Judge Denies Defense Rates in Boeing’s Attorney Fee Request

April 14, 2025

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Texas AG Objects to Whistleblowers’ $2.4M Fee Award

April 2, 2025

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Telsa Appeals $176M ‘Windfall’ Attorney Fees

April 1, 2025

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Article: Courts Giveth and Taketh on Attorney Fees

March 31, 2025

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Judge Trims Fee Request for Block Billing in Bony Chicken Case

March 28, 2025

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Court Applies Laffey Matrix Rates in Fifth Third Bank Trial Win

March 13, 2025

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$115M in Attorney Fees in the $375M UFC Settlement

March 6, 2025

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Ninth Circuit: Consider ‘Actual Value’ to Class Members in Awarding Fees

February 24, 2025

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NALFA Releases 2024 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

February 20, 2025

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Plaintiffs’ Counsel Earn $113K in Attorney Fees in $1 Case

February 4, 2025

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Judge Shrinks $2.4M Fee Request to $250K Fee Award

January 30, 2025

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Ninth Circuit Upholds $8M Attorney Fee Award

January 29, 2025

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Walmart Class Counsel Seek $25M in Fees in $123M Opioid Settlement

December 24, 2024

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Class Counsel Seek $6.6M in Fees in Metal Price Fixing Case

December 11, 2024

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Lead Class Counsel Earn $86M in Fees in Tuna MDL

November 25, 2024

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Judge: ‘Sub-Par’ Lawyering Merits Lower Fee Award

November 21, 2024

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Chancery Cuts Fee Request in ‘Look-Alike’ Class Action

November 12, 2024

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Special Master Recommends $7.8M in Fees in $25M Flint Water Crisis

November 8, 2024

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