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ABA Issues New Guidelines on Prepaid Attorney Fees

May 5, 2023

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Fee Expert Report: Attorney Fee Award Generated $380K in Returns

May 4, 2023

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Court Rejects Fee Agreement that Would Result in ’Windfall’ to Law Firm

May 3, 2023

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Report: Big Law’s Total Hours Billed at 15-Year Low

May 2, 2023

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Judge Wants Trial for Law Firms’ Fee Allocation Dispute

May 1, 2023

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Attorney Fees Awarded in $8M Wrongful Incarceration Judgment

April 28, 2023

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Insureds Can’t Recover Attorney Fees for Work on Their Own Behalf

April 27, 2023

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Attorney Fee Entitlement Dispute in $1 US Airways Antitrust Win

April 26, 2023

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Fee Entitlement in Tribes’ Gambling Case

April 25, 2023

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Ninth Circuit: Judge Erred in Attorney Fee Denial in Apple Antitrust

April 24, 2023

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Shook Hardy Doubles Down on Fee Request in $189M Verdict

April 21, 2023

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Contingency Fees in $787.5M Fox Defamation Settlement

April 20, 2023

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Judge Grants $2.7M Fee Award in $1M Class Settlement

April 19, 2023

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Can Rates Make Up for Expense Growth Much Longer?

April 18, 2023

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Class Counsel Defend $285M Fee Request in Dell Stock Settlement

April 17, 2023

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Judge Wants Sabre to Pay Attorney Fees in $1 Antitrust Win

April 14, 2023

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City of Detroit Says $2M Fee Request is Unreasonable

April 13, 2023

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Law Professors Say $285M Fee Request is Too High

April 12, 2023

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Judge Recommends Gutting Attorney Fees in IP Case

April 11, 2023

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