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Law Firm Sues Pharmacy Over $600K in Unpaid Fees

December 29, 2020

Fee Agreement

Fee Collection

Fee Dispute

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UBS Whistleblower Awarded $1.8M in Fees in $1M Jury Verdict

December 16, 2020

Qui Tam / Whistleblower

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Attorney Fee Request Cut in Virtu Class Action

December 4, 2020

Fee Award Factors

Staffing Issues

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Feds Urge Caution on $87M Fee Request in Apple Device MDL

December 3, 2020

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Class Counsel Earn $4.8M in Fees in $17M ERISA Settlement

December 2, 2020

Expenses / Costs

SCOTUS

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Law Firm Billing Tips For Good Client Relations

December 1, 2020

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

Billing Judgment

Billing Practices

Billing Record / Entries

Block Billing

E-Billing

Fee Dispute

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

Hourly Billing

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Hours Billled

Litigation Management

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Staffing Issues

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Demand for Contingency Fees Grows Amid Pandemic

November 30, 2020

Alternative Fees

Fees in Transactional Matters

Fee / Rate Economics

Fee Agreement

Hourly Billing

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Legal Malpractice

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Chancery Court: Railroad Operator’s Attorney Fees Must Be Covered

November 27, 2020

Advancement of Fees

Coverage of Fees

Expenses / Costs

Fees & Insurance Policy

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Judge to Award $1.5M in Fees in Walgreens Wage Settlement

November 26, 2020

Class Service Awards

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$45M Fee Award in $187M LIBOR MDL Settlement

November 25, 2020

Billing Judgment

Billing Practices

Billing Record / Entries

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

Expenses / Costs

Fee Award Factors

Fee Request

Hourly Billing

Lodestar

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DC Judge Slams DOJ’s Fee Agreement with Arnold & Porter

November 24, 2020

Billing Practices

Billing Record / Entries

Fee Agreement

Fees in Transactional Matters

Fees & Pro Bono

Fees Paid by Gov't / Taxpayers

Laffey Matrix

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Judge Tosses Suit Seeking Coverage of Defense Fees

November 23, 2020

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees Paid by Insurers

Prevailing Party Issues

Third-Party Payer

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Article: Courts Finally Taking Unreasonable Contest Counsel Fees Seriously

November 20, 2020

Article / Book

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fees & Bad Faith

Fees in Statutes

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Insurers Refuse to Pay $18M in Defense Fees in Experian Class Actions

November 19, 2020

Coverage of Fees

Defense Fees / Costs

Fee Dispute

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees Paid by Insurers

Legal Spend

UK / International

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Quinn Emanuel Seeks to Collect $15M in Unpaid Fees

November 18, 2020

Fees in Arbitration

UK / International

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Fees Capped at 25 Percent in $2.67B BCBS MDL Settlement

November 17, 2020

Fee Cap / Fee Limits

Historic / Landmark Case

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Judge Cites New Ninth Circuit Ruling When Considering Fee Calculation

November 12, 2020

Lawyering

Lodestar

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Ninth Circuit Clarifies Fee Calculation Method in Class Coupon Settlements

November 11, 2020

Fee Award Factors

Lodestar Crosscheck

Lodestar Multiplier

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$2B in Attorney Fees Offered in $26B Opioid MDL Settlement

November 5, 2020

Historic / Landmark Case