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Judge Rejects $5.2M Fee Request in Poultry Farm Loan Suit

February 21, 2024

American Rule

Fee Denial

Fee Request

Fee Shifting

Fees & Litigation Tactics

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$2.5M Supplemental Fee Award in PersonalWeb Patent Case

December 28, 2023

Fees & Litigation Tactics

Hours Billled

Supplemental Fees

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Alleged ‘Patent Troll’ Wants SCOTUS to Hear Fee Award Dispute

November 30, 2023

Exceptional Case

Fees & Misconduct

SCOTUS

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Deep Attorney Fee Cuts, Judge Citing Billing Deficiencies

November 21, 2023

Billing Practices

Block Billing

Expenses / Costs

Fees as Sanctions

Hourly Rates

Hours Billled

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Judge: Bad Faith Needed for Defense Fees in BIPA Class Action

July 31, 2023

Defense Fees / Costs

Fee Denial

Fee Request

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Novel Fee Ruling / Award

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

April 27, 2023

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees & Insurance Policy

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Judge Recommends Gutting Attorney Fees in IP Case

April 11, 2023

Exceptional Case

Expenses / Costs

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Firm to Ninth Circuit: DOL Must Pay Attorney Fees After ERISA Loss

October 13, 2022

Expenses / Costs

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Fifth Circuit Takes Up Attorney Fees in Failed IP Action

October 12, 2022

SCOTUS

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Article: Courts Are Right to Reject Insurer ERISA Attorney Fee Awards

May 9, 2022

SCOTUS

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Article: Bad Faith Prosecution in Trade Secrets May Lead to Fee Award (Or Not)

November 5, 2021

Article / Book

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Article: Who Pays For Attorney Fees in Litigation?

August 23, 2021

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Article: When is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee?

March 6, 2021

Fees & Misconduct

Fees more than Damages

FRCP

Hours Billled

Lawyering

Settlement Data / Terms

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Nelson Mullins Discloses Hourly Rates in Patent Fee Request

March 1, 2021

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

Fee Data / Fee Analytics

Fee Expert / Member

Fee Request

Fees & Privilege / Confidentaility

Hourly Billing

Hourly Rates

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

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Article: Since When Do Attorneys Have to Pay the Opposing Counsel Fees?!

February 20, 2021

Article / Book

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PA Enviro Board Can Weigh ‘Bad Faith’ in Awarding Attorney Fees

February 17, 2021

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Lawyering

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AIG Unit Tells Ninth Circuit Yahoo’s Fee Award is Excessive

February 3, 2021

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

Coverage of Fees

Defense Fees / Costs

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees Paid by Insurers

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Billing Record Proves Defense Fees as Sanctions in Bad Faith Litigation

January 23, 2021

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Article: Courts Finally Taking Unreasonable Contest Counsel Fees Seriously

November 20, 2020

Article / Book

Contingency Fees / POF