A recent Thomson Reuters News story, “Analysis: Lawyers Eye Payday in Record Credit Card Settlement,” cited the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) as the leading authority...
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Tort Reform Lobby Takes Aim at Cy Pres Awards
June 8, 2012
Last Friday, the Republican controlled U.S. House held hearings on cy pres awards in class action litigation. Cy pres awards are final surplus funds left over from class action cases. The...
NALFA to WSJ: YES!
June 1, 2012
This week a WSJ article, “Should Lawyers Get Paid for a Win Without a Fight?” by Peg Brickley takes issue with large fee awards earned in securities class actions. The answer to...
The Republican controlled Michigan House of Representatives introduced legislation that would limit attorney fee compensation in civil litigation. The proposed law would restrict any attorney...
A recent Sun Herald story, “High Court: Legal Fees are Public Funds,” reports that the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled last today in two cases that legal fees paid to private lawyers to...
Today, Republican Governor Phil Bryant signed into law restrictions on the state’s use of outside, contingency fee lawyers. The “sunshine” law would require all outside counsel...
A Washington, DC-based tort reform lobby group, American Tort Reform Association (ATRA), wrote legislation that would limit Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s power to hire outside...
A recent AM Law Daily story, “When It Comes to Billing, Latest Rate Report Shows the Rich Keep Getting Richer,” reports that hourly rates just keep rising—and the best paid lawyers...
On March 22, 2012, the U.S. House passed a measure to limit attorney fees in medical malpractice cases. The legislation, H.R. 5 (pdf), passed on a largely partisan 223-181 vote. In...
Missouri Considers One-Way "Loser Pays" Civil Justice System
February 22, 2012
Last week, the Missouri Legislature introduced a bill that would implement the so-called “loser pays” English Rule and undo centuries of jurisprudence under the American Rule in civil...