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SCOTUS Limits Attorney Fee Recovery in Civil Rights Cases

February 25, 2025

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

February 4, 2025

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Litigators Concerned About Attorney Fee Issue Before SCOTUS

November 18, 2024

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

November 8, 2024

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SCOTUS to Decide on Prevailing Party Status for Attorney Fees

October 8, 2024

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Duane Morris Legal Bill Called ‘Seriously Inflated’

March 7, 2024

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Connecticut State Worker Seeks Fees After Trial Win

March 1, 2024

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Federal Judge: Can’t Use ChatGPT to Justify Attorney Fees

February 22, 2024

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Delaware High Court Clarifies Fee-Shifting in Public Interest Cases

January 31, 2024

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Boston Urged to Settle Case as Legal Bill Climbs

December 29, 2023

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Federal Judge Rules on Reasonable Rates in New York

November 10, 2023

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Court Calls Out Attorneys For ‘Egregious’ Billing Practices

October 24, 2023

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Eleventh Circuit Upholds 40 Percent Attorney Fee Reduction

October 11, 2023

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Southwest Airlines Calls Fee Request ‘Excessive’

September 27, 2023

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Judge Cuts Gibson Dunn’s Fee Request in Half

September 22, 2023

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Arizona Tribes: We Are ‘Prevailing Party’ Now Seeking Fees

August 17, 2023

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New Billing Rate Matrix Adopted to Set Fees in DC Litigation

August 14, 2023

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Fourth Circuit Lifts Attorney Fee Limitation in Civil Rights Cases

August 8, 2023

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Michigan Supreme Court: Pro Bono Status Not A Fee Award Factor

July 27, 2023

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