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Judge Wants Holdback Fees from Plaintiffs’ Counsel in Roundup MDL

August 6, 2025
Contingency Fees / POF
Fees & Common Fund
Holdback Fees
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
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Insurer: No Coverage in Ford’s $100M Legal Billing Fraud Case

August 5, 2025
Billing Judgment
Billing Practices
Billing Record / Entries
Coverage of Fees
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Fees & Duty to Defend
Fees & Duty to Indemnify
Fees & Insurance Policy
Fees & Liability Insurance
Hours Billled
Legal Malpractice
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Missouri Judge Sends $500K Attorney-Client Fee Dispute to Texas

August 4, 2025
Attorney-Client Relationship
Fee Agreement
Fee Dispute
Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR
Fee Retainer
Legal Bills / Legal Costs
Overbilling
Unpaid Fees
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Private Equity Firm Risking Civil Contempt Over Unpaid Legal Bills

August 1, 2025
Advancement of Fees
Expenses / Costs
Fee Agreement
Fee Dispute
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fees in Transactional Matters
Legal Bills / Legal Costs
Unpaid Fees
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NALFA Releases 5 Years of Litigation Prevailing Rate Survey Data

July 31, 2025
Fee / Rate Economics
Fee Award
Fee Award Data
Fee Data / Fee Analytics
Fees by Tiers / Scale
Hourly Billing
Hourly Rate Survey
Hourly Rates
Local / Forum Rates
Lodestar
NALFA News
Study / Report
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Georgia Firm Doesn’t Want Attorney Fee Dispute in Arbitration

July 30, 2025
Attorney-Client Relationship
Contingency Fees / POF
Fee Agreement
Fee Dispute
Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR
Hourly Billing
Unpaid Fees
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Judge Orders CFTC to Pay $3M in Defense Fees/Cost as Sanctions

July 29, 2025
Attorney Misconduct
Billing Practices
Billing Record / Entries
Defense Fees / Costs
Expenses / Costs
Fee Award
Fee Award Factors
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fee Request
Fees & Judicial Discretion
Fees & Misconduct
Fees as Sanctions
Hourly Rates
Hours Billled
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Firms Defend Against Ford’s $100M Legal Billing Fraud Claim

July 28, 2025
Billing Practices
Billing Record / Entries
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Expenses / Costs
Fee Award
Fee Dispute
Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR
Hours Billled
In-House Counsel
Legal Malpractice
Overbilling
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In-House Counsel Can’t Recover Defense Fees/Costs After SEC Win

July 25, 2025
Defense Fees / Costs
Expenses / Costs
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fee Request
Fees & Judicial Discretion
In-House Counsel
Prevailing Party Issues
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PG Publishing: Union Attorneys Shouldn’t Get ‘Market Rate’ Attorney Fees

July 24, 2025
Fee Award Factors
Fee Dispute
Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fee Request
Fee Shifting
Fees & Pro Bono
Hourly Rates
Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest
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Michigan Appeals Court: Requiring Defendant to Pay Legal Fees is Not a Fine

July 23, 2025
Ability to Pay
Criminal Law
Expenses / Costs
Fee Issues on Appeal
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Deep Attorney Fees Cuts, Judge Citing Errors at Trial

July 22, 2025
Contingency Fees / POF
Expenses / Costs
Fee Award
Fee Award Factors
Fee Reduction
Fee Request
Hourly Rates
Lodestar
Lodestar Multiplier
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
Trial / Jury / Verdict
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Article: A Recurring Attorney Fee Question in Texas

July 21, 2025
American Rule
Article / Book
Billing Practices
Billing Record / Entries
Expenses / Costs
Fee Agreement
Fee Award
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fee Issues on Appeal
Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law
Fee Request
Fee Shifting
Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees
Lodestar
Prevailing Party Issues
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Plaintiffs’ Bar Brace for New Challenges to Attorney Fees in Georgia

July 18, 2025
Attorney-Client Relationship
Contingency Fees / POF
Fee Agreement
Fee Award
Fee Award Factors
Fee Dispute
Fee Expert / NALFA Member
Fee Request
Legislation / Politics
Trial / Jury / Verdict
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Citing Recent SCOTUS Ruling, Judge Won’t Grant Attorney Fees

July 17, 2025
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law
Fee Request
Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest
Prevailing Party Issues
SCOTUS
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FDIC: Farella Bruan Not Entitled to Attorney Fees

July 16, 2025
Billing Practices
Billing Record / Entries
Fee Agreement
Fee Dispute
Fee Entitlement / Recoverability
Overbilling
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Judge Rejects $94M Fee Request in Auto Parts Antitrust, For Now

July 15, 2025
Class Fee Objector
Contingency Fees / POF
Fee Request
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
Settlement Data / Terms
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$455M in Attorney Fees in $2.8B NCAA NIL Settlement

July 14, 2025
Class Fee Objector
Class Service Awards
Contingency Fees / POF
Expenses / Costs
Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment
Fee Award
Fee Award Factors
Historic / Landmark Case
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
Settlement Data / Terms
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3rd Circuit Revives Attorney Fee Dispute in Benicar MDL

July 11, 2025
Contingency Fees / POF
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Fee Award
Fee Dispute
Fee Issues on Appeal
Legal Malpractice
Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL
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Boston Firm Sues Lockridge Grindal Over Fees in Fish Settlement

July 10, 2025
Expenses / Costs
Fee Agreement
Fee Dispute
Fee Sharing / Referral Fees
Fees & Bad Faith
Hours Billled
Unpaid Fees
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