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Class Counsel Earn $9.4M in Attorney Fees in Securities Action

December 8, 2021

Block Billing

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Judge May Not Base Fee Award On Previous Awarded Rates

November 8, 2021

Hourly Billing

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Judge Acted Arbitrarily in Setting ADA Attorney Fee Award

October 8, 2021

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Article: Ninth Circuit Ruling Signals Scrutiny of Attorney Fees in Class Actions

September 25, 2021

Settlement Data / Terms

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Eleventh Circuit Trims Fee Award for South Beach Liquor Store

September 21, 2021

Fee Award

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Class Counsel Win Reduced Attorney Fees of $152M in Antitrust Case

August 30, 2021

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Insurer Overpaid Policyholder’s Attorney Fees, Judge Finds

August 25, 2021

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Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Article: CA Ruling Shows That Prevailing Party Wins Can Be Pyrrhic

August 22, 2021

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Novel Fee Ruling / Award

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Eighth Circuit Tosses $1 FLSA Attorney Fee Award

August 19, 2021

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Class Counsel Defend Fee Request in Subaru Windshield

August 13, 2021

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Seventh Circuit Upholds Attorney Fee Reduction in Discrimination Case

July 7, 2021

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Block Billing Reduces Fee Award in Personal Injury Case

May 14, 2021

Billing Judgment

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3 Firms Give Up $1M in Fees in Purdue Bankruptcy

May 1, 2021

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Fee Request

USTP

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Ninth Circuit Bumps Up Hourly Rate in Labor Case

April 19, 2021

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

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Ninth Circuit: $6M Fee Award Does Not Create ‘Windfall’

April 12, 2021

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Ninth Circuit Doubles Fee Award in California Medicare Litigation

April 8, 2021

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Court Holds Insured Fee Multiplier is Unsupported By Relevant Market in Florida

March 27, 2021

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Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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Attorney Raises Concerns of Hourly Rates for K&L Gates

March 21, 2021

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

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Attorney Who ‘Overlitigated’ Case Sees Fees Reduced

March 16, 2021

Attorney Behavior / Civility

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