A recent NLJ story, “Judge Grants Final Approval of $25.5M Settlement in Shareholder Case,” reports that U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in Los Angeles has granted final approval of a...
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New York AG Blasts $42M Fee Request in Madoff Case
March 11, 2013
A recent New York Law Journal story, “A.G. Blasts Fee Request From Counsel Madoff Investors,” reports that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has blasted as unreasonable and “wildly...
In a civil rights case, Padgett v. Loventhal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overruled a decision of a trial court, and remanded the case for further consideration. U.S....
A recent Thomson Reuters Legal story, “Plaintiff can Recoup Fees after State Voluntarily Concedes,” reports that a New York appeals court held that the state’s Equal Access of...
Insurer Off the Hook for Sandusky's Legal Bills
March 5, 2013
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Second Mile Insurer Off the Hook for Sandusky’s Legal Bills,” reports that an insurer of the charity started by convicted serial child molester...
Hourly Contract Lawyers Must Disclose Wage Rate
March 4, 2013
A recent ABA Journal story, “Law Firm Billing Contract Lawyers at $1K Hourly must Reveal what they were Paid, Federal Judge Says,” reports that a federal judge in Manhattan ruled in...
PA Justices Rule Peer Review Precludes Attorney Fee Awards
February 26, 2013
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Justices Rule Peer Review Precludes Attorney Fee Award,” reports that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer cannot be ordered to pay...
3rd Circuit Tosses Antitrust Settlement over $14M in Attorney Fees
February 22, 2013
A recent New Jersey Star-Ledger story, “Toys R Us Antitrust Settlement Tossed Over $14 million in Attorney Fees,” reports that a federal appeals court held up a $35.5 million...
Plaintiffs' Attorneys Seek $4M for Work in Asbestos Settlement
February 21, 2013
A recent The Montana Standard story, “Attorneys in Asbestos Settlement Seek $4M in Fees,” reports that attorneys for asbestos victims in a Montana mining town are seeking more than $4...
Judge Approves Disbursement of $144M in Attorney Fees in Avandia MDL
February 19, 2013
A recent The Legal Intelligencer story, “Distribution of $144 Mil. in Avandia Legal Fees Approved by Judge,” reports that the judge presiding over the entire Avandia MDL has approved the...