Texas Firm Sued for Legal Malpractice
April 26, 2011
A recent Southeast Texas Record story, “O’Quinn Firm Sued for Legal Malpractice by Silicosis Clients” reports that a group of 187 former silicosis clients of the O’Quinn Law...
April 26, 2011
A recent Southeast Texas Record story, “O’Quinn Firm Sued for Legal Malpractice by Silicosis Clients” reports that a group of 187 former silicosis clients of the O’Quinn Law...
April 25, 2011
A recent NLJ story, “4th Circuit Reverses Award of Attorney Fees Against False Claims Act Whistleblower” reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has reversed a ruling...
April 22, 2011
A recent BLT Blog post, “Chamber’s Legal Arm Sees Uptick in Lobbying” reports that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform is spending more money lobbying the...
April 21, 2011
A recent BLT Blog post, “Pillsbury Loses Appeal for Fee Reimbursement in ‘Bitter Feud’ with Former Client” reports that U.S. District Chief Judge Royce Lamberth upheld a...
April 20, 2011
A recent Reuters Legal story, “Madoff Trustee Seeks an Additional $45 Million in Fees” reports that the trustee for victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme asked a federal...
April 19, 2011
A recent ABA Journal story, “Appeals Court Nixes $650K Legal Fees Award, Says Parties Never Mutually Agreed to Arbitrate” reports that a California appeals court has snatched away more...
April 18, 2011
A recent BLT Blog post, “Treasury Watchdog Questions Venable’s Billing, Including ‘Vague and Inadequate’ Work Descriptions” reports that a new audit report on the federal...
April 11, 2011
A recent law.com story, “Federal Judge Again Approves Bonus Fees to Civil Rights Lawyers” reports that a federal judge in Atlanta, whose bonus fee award to civil rights attorneys prompted...
April 7, 2011
A recent BLT blog post, “Proposed Caps on Fees and Damages in Malpractice Cases Debated at House Hearing” reports that legislation, H.R. 5, introduced by House Republicans, would cap...
Two House Republicans today continued their effort to prevent the plaintiffs’ lawyers in the Cobell class action from getting more than $50 million in attorney fees for their work in the 15-year...