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

May 13, 2021

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

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Class Counsel Denied $12M in Fees in Nonmonetary Settlement

May 8, 2021

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Fee Expert / NALFA Member

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Tenth Circuit Upholds Attorney Fees in Samsung Washer Settlement

May 7, 2021

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

April 12, 2021

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

March 22, 2021

Fee Disbursement

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

March 20, 2021

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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

Class Fee Objector

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

March 17, 2021

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$503M Syngenta Attorney Fee Dispute Moves to Tenth Circuit

March 12, 2021

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Facebook Challenges $12M Fee Request in Data Breach Case

March 11, 2021

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$203M Attorney Fee Request in Flint Water Settlement

March 10, 2021

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Class Counsel Spar Over $800M in Fees in Roundup MDL

March 8, 2021

Historic / Landmark Case

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Working Paper: Judicial Guide to Awarding Attorney Fees in Class Actions

March 7, 2021

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Article: When is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee?

March 6, 2021

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$9M in Attorney Fees in Fidelity Workers 401K Settlement

February 27, 2021

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$110M Fee Request Trimmed in $650M Facebook Biometric Settlement

February 26, 2021

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Kessler Topaz Garner $41M in Attorney Fees for Snap Investors

February 21, 2021

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Lead Counsel Defends $800M Fee Request in Roundup MDL

February 19, 2021