A recent Law 360 story by Rick Archer, “Policy Limits Apply to Hospital System’s Defense Claims,” reports that the Fifth Circuit has ruled defense costs can count against insurance policy...
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A recent NLJ story by Scott Graham, “Federal Circuit Faces Facts: District Judges Call Shots on Fee Awards,” reports that a District Court in Texas is on the verge of overruling the U.S. Court of...
Five Tips for Fee Agreement ADR Clauses
April 4, 2017
A recent The Recorder article by Randy Evans and Shari Klevens, “5 Tips for Fee Agreement ADR Clauses,” address ADR clauses in fee agreements. This article was posted with permission. The...
Five Fundamentals of Collecting Attorney Fees
April 3, 2017
A recent Daily Report article by Randy Evans and Shari Klevens, “5 Fundamentals of Collecting Fees,” addresses attorney fee collection. This article was posted with permission. The article...
Attorney Fees Against Lloyd’s Underwriters Affirmed
March 31, 2017
A recent Business Insurance story by Judy Greenwald, “Bad Faith, Attorneys Fee Awards Against Lloyd’s Underwriters Affirmed,” reports that a California appeals court has upheld a $50,000...
AIG, Other Insurers Liable for Verizon Defense Fees & Costs
March 29, 2017
A recent Business Insurance story by Judy Greenwald, “AIG, Other Insurers Liable for Verizon Defense Costs in Failed Spinoff,” reports that an American International Group Inc. (AIG) unit and...
Fee Allocation Dispute Action Filed Against Milberg
March 27, 2017
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story by Charles Toutant, “Milberg Targeted in $10.6 Million Legal Fees Fight Linked to Merck Drug,” reports that a Louisiana law firm's seeking $10.6 million in...
NALFA Hosts CLE Program with Sitting Federal Judges
March 24, 2017
Today, NALFA hosted the CLE program “View From the Bench: Awarding Attorney Fees in Federal Litigation”. This program featured a panel of sitting federal judges. This is the third CLE program...
$175M in Attorney Fees in $10B VW Settlement
March 22, 2017
A recent Courthouse News Services story by Nicholas Iovino, “Lawyers Share $175M Payday in VW Settlement,” reports that a federal judge awarded $175 million in attorneys’ fees and costs to...
Judge Reduces Fee Request in Rita’s Water Ice Class Action
March 21, 2017
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by P.J. D’Annunzio, “Lawyers Want $1M Fee, Get $651K in Rita’s Class Action,” reports that the attorneys handling the Rita's Water Ice class action over the...