NALFA's Top Attorney Fee Cases of 2012
January 1, 2013
1. $305M Southern Peru Copper Attorney Fee Award2. $144M Avandia MDL Attorney Fee Award3. $140M Mattel-MGA Bratz Doll Attorney Fee Dispute4. $90M Black Farmers...
January 1, 2013
1. $305M Southern Peru Copper Attorney Fee Award2. $144M Avandia MDL Attorney Fee Award3. $140M Mattel-MGA Bratz Doll Attorney Fee Dispute4. $90M Black Farmers...
December 31, 2012
New Proposed Guidelines for Bankruptcy Fees in Large Cases Judge Approves $144M in Fees in Avandia MDL Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Seek $4.95M in Moody’s Shareholder Class Action First Circuit...
December 28, 2012
Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle litigation over claims that its vehicles suddenly and unintentionally accelerated, according to court filings made public. ...
December 21, 2012
A recent Thomson Reuters Legal story, “Should State AGs be Allowed to Use Contingency Fee Lawyers?” reported on the relationship between state AGs and outside counsel in public interest...
December 19, 2012
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Venable’s Fees Slashed in FTC Suit Settled Without Liability Admission” reports that a judge who balked at $2 million Federal Trade Commission...
December 17, 2012
A recent Penn Record story, “Judge Awards $7.5 Million in Lawyers’ Fees in Processed Egg Products Antitrust MDL,” reports that the federal judge in Philadelphia who is overseeing the...
December 5, 2012
A recent BLT Blog post “Jones Day Sues Former Client Vizio for $6 Million in Fees” reports that Jones Day is suing former client Vizio Inc. in Washington federal court, claiming that the...
November 30, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a party whose petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was dismissed as untimely may recover an award of attorney fees and...
November 28, 2012
Federal courts routinely determine fee petitions for prevailing parties in various fee-shifting cases. A recent opinion from Magistrate Judge Denise LaRue illustrates guiding principles...
November 19, 2012
A recent Metropolitan News story, “Appeals Court Finds That ‘Legal Expense’ Connotes Attorney Fees,” reports that a contract providing that in the event of a dispute, the...