A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Third Circuit Defines ‘Prevailing Party’ in Settlement Fee Dispute,” reports that a federal appeals court has determined that plaintiffs counsel should...
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A recent Texas Lawyer story, “$14M Earmarked as Receiver’s Attorney Fees in Stanford Litigation,” reports that in litigation stemming from the disgraced financier R. Allen Stanford $7 billion...
Judge Enhances Fee Award in Home Depot Data Breach MDL
August 26, 2016
A recent Daily Report story, “Judge Awards Enhanced Legal Fees in Home Depot Data Breach Case,” reports that a federal judge in Atlanta has awarded $7.5 million in legal fees to lawyers...
Corporate Executive Hit with $7.1M Attorney Fee Sanction
August 25, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “TransPerfect Boss Hit with $7.1M Fee Sanction by Del. Court,” reports that TransPerfect Global Inc. co-CEO Philip R. Shawe was ordered to pay $7.1 million to company...
Merck on the Hook for Attorney Fees in Patent Case
August 24, 2016
A recent The Recorder story, “Merck on Hook for ‘Hefty’ Attorney Fees in Patent Row,” reports that Merck & Co. is going to have to pay Gilead Science's attorney fees from their...
PA Court: Email Can Memorialize Contingency Fee Agreement
August 23, 2016
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Court: Email Can Cement Contingent Fee Arrangement,” reports that an email sent by an attorney to his client memorializing a contingent fee arrangement was...
Corporate Executive Can Pursue Attorney Fees in Bad Faith Action
August 22, 2016
A recent Delaware Business Court Insider story, “Genelux Founder Allowed to Seek Fee Award,” reports that the Delaware Supreme Court has partly vacated a Delaware Chancery Court decision and...
NJ Panel: Anticipated Legal Fees Constitute an Asset
August 19, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “Future Attys’ Fees Can Be Security Interest, NJ Panel Says,” reports that the New Jersey Appellate Division for the first time clarified that anticipated legal fees...
A recent The Recorder story, “Calif. Justices Rebuff Attack on Class Action Attorney Fees,” reports that the California Supreme Court shot down a bid to upend compensation for class action...
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August 17, 2016
NALFA members provide a range of services on attorney fee and legal billing matters. NALFA members include full qualified attorney fee experts, special fee masters, bankruptcy fee examiners, fee...