A recent Law 360 story by Aebra Coe, “Clients Are Eager for Discounts As Pandemic Rages On,” reports that more clients are looking for ways to reduce the cost of their outside counsel as the world...
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Judge Won’t Destroy Hourly Rate & Attorney Fee Data
April 22, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Andrew Stricker, “King & Spalding Denied Destruction of Fee Docs in FOIA Case,” reports that a federal judge in Washington, D.C. refused to grant a request from King...
Do Outside Billing Guidelines Hurt the Profession?
April 21, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Aebra Coe, “Do Strict Outside Counsel Guidelines Hurt the Profession?,” reports that an American Bar Association presentation offered two opposing perspectives on a...
Citing Billing Practices, Judge Slashes Attorney Fees
April 20, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Brian Dowling, “ ‘Excessive’ Robins Kaplan Fee Bid Slashed in Covidien Case,” reports that citing "pervasive shortcomings" in the firm's billing practices, a...
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Max Mitchell, “Xarelto Judge Taps Attorneys to Allocate $93M in Fee to Leading Firms,” reports that the federal judge handling the $775 million settlement...
A recent Law 360 story by Hannah Albarazi, “BladeRoom Attys Awarded Bulk of $24.5M Sought in IP Row,” reports that a California federal judge awarded BladeRoom most of the $24.5 million in...
$7.5M in Attorney Fees in $286M Derivative Class Settlement
April 15, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Reenat Sinay, “Glancy Prongay Gets $7.5M in Fees for $286M Deal,” reports that a New York federal judge awarded attorneys at Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP $7.5 million...
California Insurer Fights $6M Attorney Fee Award
April 14, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Cara Salvatore, “Calif. Insurer Fights $21M Jury Verdict, $6m Fee Award,” reports that Cypress Insurance Co. asked a Georgia federal court to hold rare oral arguments on...
PNC’s Says Legal Bills Are Off-Limits to Assault Victim
April 13, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Cara Salvatore, “PNC’s Legal Bills Are Off-Limits in Assault Case, Bank Says,” reports that PNC Bank told a New Jersey court that a former wealth manager who won $2.4...
Law Firms Clash Over Pelvic Mesh Attorney Fees
April 10, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emma Cueto, “Blake Rome, Andrus Wagstaff Clash Over Pelvic Mesh Fees,” reports that Blank Rome LLP and Andrus Wagstaff PC are bashing each other's attempts to secure an...