A recent The Record story, “After Long Fight, Bratz Case Ends in Zero Damages,” reports that the long-running IP war between Mattel Inc. and MGA Entertainment Inc. over the Bratz line of...
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Lawyers in LivingSocial Class Action Seek $3M in Fees
January 29, 2013
A recent BLT Blog post, “Lawyers in LivingSocial Class Action Seek $3M in Fees,” reports that lawyers behind a class action against LivingSocial are hoping to collect $3 million in...
Citigroup Plaintiff Lawyers Fire Back at Perennial Fee Objectors
January 28, 2013
A recent Forbes story, “Citigroup Plaintiff Lawyers Fire Back at Fee Objectors,” reports that lawyers seeking nearly $100 million in attorney fees for negotiating a $500 million settlement...
Fee Allocation Dispute in Abbott Labs Settlement
January 24, 2013
A recent Thomson Reuters News story, “Fee Dispute Over $1.5B Abbott Laboratories Settlement,” reports New York law firm Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz has sued Delaware...
New Illinois Law Raises Cap on Attorney Fees in Medical Malpractice
January 22, 2013
Most personal injury attorneys, including those who handle medical negligence cases, charge a contingency fee based on what a case is worth. You pay nothing up front, but at the end of your...
NALFA Files Amicus Brief in Louisiana Supreme Court in Historic Case
January 21, 2013
Today, the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Louisiana. NALFA filed the Motion for Leave (pdf) and Amicus Curiae Brief (pdf) in...
Fee Allocation Dispute in Avandia MDL
January 18, 2013
A recent Bloomberg News story, “Glaxo Accord Said to Spur Lawyer Fight Over Fees,” reports that nine law firms are challenging a bid by lead attorneys for almost three-quarters of a $143...
Sidley Tops $100M in Tribune Bankruptcy
January 15, 2013
A recent AM Law Daily story, “The Bankruptcy Files: Sidley Tops $100 Million Mark in Tribune Case,” reports that as of November 30, 2012, Sidley Austin has billed the Tribune Company...
Plaintiffs' Counsel Earn $6.7M in Rite Aid Class Action
January 10, 2013
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Class Action Against Rite Aid Settles for $ 20.9 Mil.,” reports that a federal judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania has approved a $20.9...
Minnesota Court Revives Suit Claiming Excessive Fees
January 7, 2013
A recent NLJ story, “Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Against Minneapolis Firm,” reports that a former client of Fredrikson & Byron has won an appeal that revives a lawsuit claiming that...