A recent Reuters story by Mike Scarcella, “Class Lawyers Win Reduced Fee of $152M in Sutter Case,” reports that a California judge has slashed a requested legal fee award in an antitrust...
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Senior Litigators Now Entering Tier 3 Rates ($651-$900)
August 28, 2021
NALFA recently released the results from our 2020 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey. The results, published in The 2020 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report, contains billing rate data on the very...
Attorneys Seek $3.6M in $14M John Hancock ERISA Settlement
August 26, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Rachel Stone, “Lawyers Seek $3.6M Cut of $14M John Hancock 401(K) Deal,” reports that attorneys from Nichols Kaster and Block & Leviton have asked a Massachusetts...
Insurer Overpaid Policyholder’s Attorney Fees, Judge Finds
August 25, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Daphne Zhang, “Insurer Overpaid For Policyholder’s Legal Bills, Judge Finds,” reports that a New York federal judge said that an insurer's decision to stop paying a...
A recent Law 360 article by Charles Agee, “5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding,” reports on litigation funding. This article was posted with permission. The article...
Article: Who Pays For Attorney Fees in Litigation?
August 23, 2021
A recent article by Julie Pendleton, “Who Pays For Attorney Fees in Litigation?,” reports on who covers attorney fees in litigation in Washington. This article was posted with permission. The...
A recent Law 360 article by Warren Jackson, “Calif. Ruling Shows That Prevailing Party Wins Can Be Pyrrhic,” reports on a recent court ruling in California on prevailing party issues in...
NALFA Survey: Hourly Rate Data Distribution is Not Bell-Shaped
August 21, 2021
NALFA recently released the results from our 2020 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey. The results, published in The 2020 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report, contains billing rate data on the very...
USTP Opposes Chapter 11 Fees for MTE Service Providers
August 20, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Jeff Montgomery, “US Trustee Opposes Ch. 11 Fees For MTE Service Providers”, reports that the Office of the U.S. Trustee opposed a $2 million fee award for the ad hoc...
Eighth Circuit Tosses $1 FLSA Attorney Fee Award
August 19, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Max Kutner, “8th Circ. Axes $1 Atty Fee Award in FLSA Case”, reports that counsel for workers who settled overtime claims against a pipe manufacturer are set to get more...