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Fourth Circuit: Higher Hourly Rates Require Significant Justification

April 15, 2025

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Attorney Fees Reduced to Date of Settlement Offer in Massachusetts Trial

April 8, 2025

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Seventh Circuit: Insurer Must Cover Chicago’s $3.75M Attorney Fees

April 3, 2025

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Article: Courts Giveth and Taketh on Attorney Fees

March 31, 2025

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Judge Trims Fee Request for Block Billing in Bony Chicken Case

March 28, 2025

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Judge Cuts Fee Request Over Billing Record in Toll Lanes Case

March 25, 2025

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MGM Says Attorney Fees Can’t Be Three Times More Than Jury Award

March 21, 2025

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California Supreme Court: Litigation Cost-Shifting Law Has Broad Reach

March 20, 2025

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Attorney Fees Not Covered in Nursing Home Wrongful Death

March 19, 2025

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Court Applies Laffey Matrix Rates in Fifth Third Bank Trial Win

March 13, 2025

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JP Morgan Paying for Attorneys on Both Sides in Fraud Trial

February 28, 2025

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Attorney and Client on Hook for Fees for Misconduct in TM Trial

February 6, 2025

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$40M Trade Secret Trial Win Merits $17M Attorney Fee Award

January 31, 2025

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Judge Shrinks $2.4M Fee Request to $250K Fee Award

January 30, 2025

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Georgia Appeals Court Backs Attorney Fees in Car Crash Case

January 17, 2025

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Ross LLP Sues Rival Over Attorney Fees in $10B Verdict

December 12, 2024

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Michigan Jury: No More Attorney Fees from Nassar Litigation

October 30, 2024

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Attorney Fees in $1B NAR Settlement Challenged By Law Professor

October 29, 2024

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$1M Fee Request for $125K in Awards Reaches PA Supreme Court

October 24, 2024

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