A recent American Lawyer story, “Judge OKs Detroit’s $178 Million in Bankruptcy Fees,” reports that, after reviewing $178 million in fee requests from attorneys and consultants who...
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$25M in Fees Awarded in RBC Shareholder Action
March 6, 2015
A recent WSJ story, “Lawyers for Rural/Metro Shareholders Awarded $25 Million in Fees,” reports that a Delaware judge awarded $25 million to plaintiffs’ lawyers who successfully sued...
A recent Law 360 story, “VW, Audi Owners Win $15.5M in Attys’ Fees in Oil Sludge MDL,” reports that a Massachusetts federal judge approved roughly $15.5 million in attorneys’...
SCOTUS Won't Hear $72M Bayer MDL Fee Dispute
February 25, 2015
A recent Law 360 story, “High Court Won’t Hear $72M Bayer MDL Fee Fight,” reports that the U.S. Supreme Court passed on an appeal from plaintiffs’ attorneys in multidistrict...
5 Largest Class Action Settlements of 2014
February 18, 2015
The following class actions are the largest settlements in terms of payments awarded to consumers in 2014. $1.1 Billion LCD Panel Settlement $53 Million Apple iPhone/iPod Warranty...
ADR Clauses in Fee Agreements
February 13, 2015
A recent article, “Arbitration Provisions in Fee Agreements,” by Randy Evans and Shari Klevens of McKenna Long in Daily Report write about arbitration provisions in fee agreements. ...
Judge Erred in Denying Statutory Fee Award
February 11, 2015
A recent Metropolitan News Enterprise story, “Judge Erred in Denying Fee Award to Attorney Parris—C.A.,” reports that a California Court of Appeals held that a judge, appalled by the...
Judicial Discretion: Why Judges Deny or Cut Attorney Fees
February 9, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Why Judges Deny or Cut Attorney Fees,” reports that when U.S. Judge Sam Sparks awarded Jerad Najvar’s clients $137,074 in attorney fees—only...
NCAA Challenges Over $40M in Fee/Costs in Antitrust Case
February 6, 2015
A recent CBSSports.com story, “NCAA Wants O’Bannon Fees Reduced by at Least $41.7 Million,” reports that the NCAA wants a federal judge to reduce the Ed O’Bannon...
NALFA: Three Types of Attorney Fee Disputes
February 5, 2015
NALFA has developed a practice area that centers on attorney fee disputes. Generally speaking, attorney fee disputes are disputes between parties over the fees/costs associated with legal...