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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Fee Award in Chinese Drywall MDL

June 10, 2021

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fee Issues on Appeal

Fees & Common Fund

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Two Law Firms Seek $2.75M in $17.5M Nutraceutical Class Settlement

June 8, 2021

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NJ Class Counsel Earn $2.5M in Fees for $16.3M MTBE MDL Deal

June 4, 2021

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Ninth Circuit Strikes Down $7M Fee Award in ConAgra Class Settlement

June 2, 2021

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

FRCP

Lawyering

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$9.3M Fee Award in $30.2M Lens Price-Fixing MDL Settlement

June 1, 2021

Fee Benchmark / Standard

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Class Counsel Argue for Attorney Fees in Flint Water Crisis Settlement

May 31, 2021

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Law Firms Net $1M in Fees in Scotts OT Action

May 25, 2021

FRCP

Hours Billled

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$4M in Attorney Fees in Allura Siding Class Settlement

May 24, 2021

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Client Balks at Lodestar Rates in $8.5M ERISA Fee Request

May 13, 2021

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Class Counsel Denied $12M in Fees in Nonmonetary Settlement

May 8, 2021

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

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Tenth Circuit Upholds Attorney Fees in Samsung Washer Settlement

May 7, 2021

Fee Agreement

Fee Issues on Appeal

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Ninth Circuit: $6M Fee Award Does Not Create ‘Windfall’

April 12, 2021

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

Fee Benchmark / Standard

Fee Calculation Method

Fee Issues on Appeal

Fee Recommendation

Fee Reduction

Lodestar

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Law Firm Accused of Not Sharing $30M in Fees in Syngenta MDL

March 22, 2021

Fee Agreement

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Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fee Sharing / Referral Fees

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Class Counsel Earn $80.6M in Fees in Apple iPhone Slowdown Settlement

March 20, 2021

Fee Calculation Method

Lodestar

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Judge Approves $2.1M in Fees in Illumina Shareholder Suit

March 19, 2021

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Judge Slams $32M Wells Fargo Fee Request as Unreasonable

March 18, 2021

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GA Appeals Court Vacates $12M Fee Award in Wrongful Death Suit

March 17, 2021

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Lawyering

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$503M Syngenta Attorney Fee Dispute Moves to Tenth Circuit

March 12, 2021

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

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Facebook Challenges $12M Fee Request in Data Breach Case

March 11, 2021

Billing Practices

Fees more than Damages

Hourly Rates