A recent law.com story, “N.J. Fee-Shifting Rule Held Applicable to Out-of-State Coverage Disputes” reports that a New Jersey court rule that allows insureds prevailing in coverage disputes...
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Prevailing Party Fees Fails "Exacting" Test in NY
July 23, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Prevailing Party’s Bid for Fees Fails ‘Exacting’ Test, N.Y. Court Finds” reports that the prevailing plaintiff in Gotham Partners v. High River...
A recent NLJ story, “High Court Lets Government Take Fee Awards for Clients’ Debts” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court, in an unanimous decision, ruled in Astrue v. Ratliff (No....
A recent NLJ article, “Justices Make it Easier for Employees to Win Legal Fees in Disability Cases” reports that in a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held that workers suing over...
Defense Must Cover Own Legal Fees Dispite Prevailing
May 27, 2010
A recent Law.com article, “Judge: Lead Paint Companies Must Cover Own Defense Costs” reports that three paint manufactures, including Cleveland-base Sherwin Williams cannot recover money...
A recent article, “The Beginning of the Demise of the American Rule” in the DRI’s For the Defense, written by Jodie Steinberg of Ericksen Arbuthnot in Oakland, California advises...
U.S. Supreme Court Makes Lodestar Multiplier Less Likely
April 22, 2010
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the most important attorney fees cases in years: Perdue v. Kenny A. (08-970). In a 5-4 majority opinion, the Court overturned a lodestar multiplier...
L.A. Attorney Fee Litigation Conference: “It Pays To Be Reasonable”Southwestern Law SchoolLos Angeles, CAJune 24, 2010Noon-5pm It’s back by popular demand! NALFA is hosting...
NALFA Submits Amicus Brief to California Supreme Court
March 10, 2010
Acting on behalf of the attorney fee practice and in the interests of attorney fee jurisprudence, NALFA has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court of California in support of the...
Important Attorney Fee Issue to Be Decided by US Supreme Court
January 22, 2010
Ever wonder about the meaning of "prevailing party" under Section 502 (g) of ERISA? If so, you are in luck. The U.S. Supreme Court is about to take up this issue, perhaps as soon as...