A recent Daily Journal article by Heather L. Rosing and David M. Majchrzak, “The Evolution of Fee Disputes: How To Protect Yourself in a New Day & Age” reports on avoiding attorney fee...
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Class Counsel Says He Was Cheated Out of $2.6M in Attorney Fees
January 9, 2020
A recent Daily Report story by Greg Land, “Lawyer Booted From Class Action Says He Was Cheated Out of $2.6M in Legal Fees,” reports that a Georgia law firm is accused of scheming to cheat its...
NY Court: Attorney Fees Controlled by Circumstances and Equities
September 6, 2019
A recent New York Law Journal story by Jason Grant, “In Fee Dispute Between Personal Injury Firms in Settled Case, Lower Court’s Award, and Discretion, Stands,” reports that a law firm pursuing...
Attorney Fee Dispute Litigation in Pelvic Mesh Case
July 3, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Bill Wichert, “NJ, Texas Firms Unlawfully Pocketed Mesh Funds, Suit Says,” reports that law firms including Nagel Rice LLP and Potts Law Firm improperly pocketed...
No Attorney Fees for Non-Class Counsel in VW Settlement
January 23, 2019
A recent Metropolitan News-Enterprise story, “No Fees for Non-Class Counsel in Volkswagen Settlement,” reports that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday rejected a bid by several law...
A recent Bloomberg Big Law Business story by Bernie Pazanowski, “Attorney May Get Millions Despite Invalid Fee Agreement,” reports that a Texas attorney may be able to recover millions of dollars...
Update: Kasowitz Wins in Fee Dispute Matter
February 8, 2018
A recent New York Law Journal story by Christine Simmons, “Law Firm Legal Battles That Slipped from the Headlines in 2017,” reports on an update of the Kasowitz Benson Torres unpaid legal fees...
Texas Justices Weigh Attorney Pay After Oral Contingency Deals
October 13, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Jess Krochtengel, “Texas Justices Weigh Atty Pay After Oral Contingency Deals,” reports that the Texas Supreme Court justices on questioned whether attorneys can collect...
Judge: Even Split of $20M Fee Award was Wrong
September 29, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Cara Salvatore, “Even Split of $20M Atty Fee was Wrong, Judge Says” reports that a New York federal judge on reversed a bankruptcy judge’s division of a $20 million...
Plaintiffs Firm Sues for Fees in Celgene $280M Settlement
August 16, 2017
A recent Bloomberg Big Law Business story by Max Siegelman, “Plaintiffs Firm Sues for Fees in Celgene $280M Settlement,” reports that court filings show plaintiffs law firm Grant &...