A recent Law.com story, “VW Lawyers’ Fee Request Won’t Exceed $324M Despite Massive Size of Emission Accord,” reports that lead plaintiffs lawyers who crafted a $14.7 billion settlement with...
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GSK Moves Away From Hourly Billing
August 15, 2016
A recent Law.com story, “At GlaxoSmithKline, Hourly Billing Is All But Dead,” by Jennifer Williams-Alvarez reports on hourly billing at GlaxoSmithKline. The story reads: GlaxoSmithKline’s...
Attorney Fee Share Dispute in Chesapeake Energy Settlement
August 12, 2016
A recent Dallas Morning News story, “Attorney Who Says He Helped Yield $52.5 Million Chesapeake Royalty Settlement Sues Co-Counsel for Legal Fees,” reports that a Fort Worth attorney who helped...
Are Fee-Shifting Bylaws Really Dead in Delaware?
August 11, 2016
A recent Bloomberg BNA story, “Are Fee-Shifting Bylaws Really Dead in Delaware?,” by Yin Wilczek reports on the current state of fee-shifting bylaws in Delaware. The story reads: Delaware may...
Jaguar Wins $2 Million in “Exceptional Case” Fees
August 10, 2016
A recent law.com story, “Jaguar Wins $2 Million in ‘Exceptional Case’ Fees,” reports that a Delaware federal judge has signed off on automaker Jaguar Land Rover North America’s request for...
GC: Law Firms Are Terrible at Billing
August 8, 2016
A recent Corporate Counsel story, “Law Firms Are ‘Terrible’ at Billing, Says GE’s GC,” reports on one general counsel’s honest take on law firm billing practices. The story...
$158M Fee Award in Price-Fixing MDL
August 5, 2016
A recent The Recorder story, “Tigar Awards $158M to Lawyers in Price-Fixing MDL,” reports that a federal judge has approved a $158 million fee award for the attorneys who extracted over $500...
Attorney Fee Payment Ends a Decade of Litigation
August 4, 2016
A recent Daily Report story, “Attorney Fee Check Ends Decade of Litigation –With a Twist,” reports that, a decade of litigation between Atlanta-area doctors ended last week with the satisfying...
Veterans Group Win $3.9M Fee Award Against Feds
August 3, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “Vets Get $3.9M Fee Award After Previous PTSD Benefit Deal,” reports that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on awarded nearly $3.9 million in attorneys’ fees to a class...
NALFA Members Interviewed in Law 360 Article on Legal Costs
August 2, 2016
A recent Law 360 article, “5 Tips For When GCs Balk at the Bill,” by Jimmy Hoover reports on general counsel and legal costs. Two NALFA members, Joe Studer and John O’Connor, were interviewed...