A recent Law 360 story by Justin Wise, “Gibson Dunn Gets $600K Fee Award in HomeAway-NY Dispute,” reports that a New York federal judge awarded Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP lawyers roughly...
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Fourth Circuit Revives Fee Request in Disability Action
February 24, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Alexis Shanes, “4th Circ. Revives Blind Worker’s Fee Bid in Disability Suit,” reports that the Fourth Circuit said a blind customer service representative can seek...
PA Enviro Board Can Weigh ‘Bad Faith’ in Awarding Attorney Fees
February 17, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Matthew Santoni, “Pa. Enviro Board Can Weight ‘Bad Faith’ in Awarding Attorney Fees,” reports that the administrative board that hears appeals of decisions by...
NJ Case Has Lessons on Arbitration Clauses in Attorney Retainers
February 14, 2021
A recent Law 360 article by Hilary Gerzhoy, Deepika Ravi, and Amy Richardson, “NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses in Atty Retainers”, reports on arbitration clauses in attorney retainers...
Article: Five Lessons for Recovering Attorney Fees in Texas
February 13, 2021
A recent article by Amanda G. Taylor, “Recovering Attorney’s Fees in Texas: Five Lessons” in BizLit News Blog reports on recovering attorney fees in Texas. This article was posted with...
Judge Properly Awards Regular Hourly Rate for Clerical Tasks
February 12, 2021
A recent Metropolitan News Enterprise story, “Judge Properly Awards Attorney’s Fees, at Lawyer’s Normal Rates, for Clerical Work”, reports that the Court of Appeal for this district ruled...
Illinois Court Weighs if Wage Law Provides for Attorney Fees
February 10, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Celeste Bott, “Court Must Weigh if Ill. Wage Law Provides For Atty Fees”, reports that an Illinois appellate court held that a former police officer isn't entitled to...
Article: A Double Attorney Fee Clause Is Held Not a Penalty in NY
February 6, 2021
A recent New York Law Journal article by Michael P. Regan, “A Double Attorney Fees Clause Is Held Not a Penalty, But What’s Next,” reports on a recent case in New York where the court held that...
Virtu Financial Fights for $3.2M Fee Award in Trade Secret Case
January 7, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “Virtu Fights for $3.2M Fee Award Against Ex-Worker” reports that a unit of high-frequency trading firm Virtu Financial has shot back at a recommendation...
Article: Granting Arbitrators the Power to Award Attorney Fees
January 4, 2021
A recent Legal Intelligencer article by Abraham J. Gafni, “Unintentionally Granting Arbitrators the Power to Award Attorney Fees” reports on granting the power to award attorney fees in...