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Health Group Ask 1st Circuit to Toss Fees in Unsuccessful Claims in FCA Case

October 30, 2025
Billing Judgment
Billing Record / Entries
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Fee Issues on Appeal
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Fee Request
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Tesla Urges Delaware Justices to Cut $176M Attorney Fee Award

October 29, 2025
Fee Award
Fee Award Factors
Fee Dispute
Fee Issues on Appeal
Fees & Judicial Discretion
Historic / Landmark Case
Hourly Rates
Lodestar
Lodestar Multiplier
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
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Morgan Lewis Seeks Defense Fees After ‘Absurd’ Bad Faith Suit

October 28, 2025
Defense Fees / Costs
Expenses / Costs
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fees & Bad Faith
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Class Counsel Forgo Fees, Only Seek Partial Recovery of Expenses

October 27, 2025
Class Service Awards
Contingency Fees / POF
Coverage of Fees
Expenses / Costs
Fee Award Factors
Fee Request
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
Settlement Data / Terms
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JP Morgan Accuses Firm of ‘Abusive’ Attorney Fee Billing

October 24, 2025
Advancement of Fees
Attorney-Client Relationship
Billing Practices
Coverage of Fees
Criminal Law
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Expenses / Costs
Fee Dispute
Fees & Corp. Bylaws
Overbilling
Timekeepers
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6th Circuit Troubled by Class Counsel’s ‘Quick Pay’ Fee Provision

October 23, 2025
Fee Agreement
Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment
Fee Dispute
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fee Issues on Appeal
Fee Request
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
Settlement Data / Terms
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Since 2022, New Jersey Spent Over $190M in Legal Fees

October 22, 2025
Contingency Fees / POF
Expenses / Costs
Fee / Rate Economics
Fee Agreement
Fees Paid by Gov't / Taxpayers
Hourly Rates
Legal Bills / Legal Costs
Legal Spend
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
Settlement Data / Terms
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Complex Fee Allocation Dispute in Lebanon Bombing Case Persists

October 21, 2025
Attorney-Client Relationship
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Fee Agreement
Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment
Fee Dispute
Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR
UK / International
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Exxon Fights 2nd Circuit Fee Ruling in NYC Climate Case

October 20, 2025
Expenses / Costs
Fee Award
Fee Dispute
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fee Issues on Appeal
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Judge Uses Wrong Method to Calculate Attorney Fees

October 17, 2025
Contingency Fees / POF
Fee Agreement
Fee Award
Fee Calculation Method
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fee Issues on Appeal
Fees & Bad Faith
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Lodestar
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Judge Applies Lodestar Multiplier in Law Firm Data Breach Case

October 16, 2025
Class Service Awards
Contingency Fees / POF
Expenses / Costs
Fee Award
Fee Award Factors
Fee Request
Lodestar
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Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
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J&J Talc Unit Objects to Brown Rudnick’s ‘Unnecessary’ Fees

October 15, 2025
Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses
Billing Practices
Billing Record / Entries
Expenses / Costs
Fee Dispute
Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring
Professional Fees
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California Bans Fee Sharing with ‘Alternative’ Law Firms

October 14, 2025
ALSPs
Contingency Fees / POF
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Expenses / Costs
Fee Agreement
Fee Sharing / Referral Fees
Legislation / Politics
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$500K Attorney Fee Award for Prevailing in IDEA Case

October 13, 2025
Billing Record / Entries
Expenses / Costs
Fee Award
Fee Dispute
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fee Request
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Hours Billled
Prevailing Party Issues
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Judge Says Firm Size Matters for Hourly Rates

October 10, 2025
Fee / Rate Economics
Fee Award
Fee Award Data
Fee Award Factors
Fee Dispute
Fee Issues on Appeal
Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law
Fee Reduction
Fee Request
Fee Shifting
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Law Firm Economics
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Article: Contingency Fees on the Rise in Commercial Litigation

October 9, 2025
Alternative Fees
Article / Book
Contingency Fees / POF
Expenses / Costs
Fee Agreement
Litigation Financing / Funding
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Unions Seek Coverage of $1.5M in Fees, Costs in Life Insurance Case

October 8, 2025
Coverage of Fees
Expenses / Costs
Fee Award Factors
Fee Request
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
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Attorney Fee Concerns Sink Settlement in LifeStance Case

October 7, 2025
Contingency Fees / POF
Expenses / Costs
Fee Dispute
Fee Request
Fees & Claims Rate
Fees & Judicial Discretion
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
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Judge: $57M Attorney Fee Award is ‘Extraordinary’ But Warranted

October 6, 2025
Contingency Fees / POF
Expenses / Costs
Fee Award
Fee Award Factors
Fee Benchmark / Standard
Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law
Fee Request
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Article: The Growing Battle Over Court Fees in Criminal Law

October 3, 2025
Criminal Law
Expenses / Costs
Legislation / Politics
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