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SCOTUS Examines Proposed Retroactive US Trustee Fee Fixes

January 9, 2024

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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Article: Seven Key Metrics to Evaluate Spend on Outside Counsel

January 8, 2024

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Delaware Court Approves $5.3M in Fees in $30M Guess Settlement

January 5, 2024

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Fourth Circuit Denies Coverage of Defense Fees in Fraud Case

January 4, 2024

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Judge Denies Attorney Fees Over Lack of Billing Record

January 3, 2024

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Why Federal Circuit Affirmed Patent Attorney Fee Award

January 2, 2024

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Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Boston Urged to Settle Case as Legal Bill Climbs

December 29, 2023

Legal Bills / Legal Costs

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Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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$2.5M Supplemental Fee Award in PersonalWeb Patent Case

December 28, 2023

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Practice Area: IP Litigation

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NALFA Releases 2023 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

December 27, 2023

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California Bar Adopts AI Guidelines Tackling Legal Billing

December 26, 2023

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‘Superb’ Juul MDL Attorneys Earn $76.5M in Attorney Fees

December 22, 2023

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$28.4M in Attorney Fees to Pennsylvania Opioid Counsel

December 21, 2023

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Judge Settles $21M Attorney Fee Allocation Dispute

December 20, 2023

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Juul Settlements Could Yield $150M in Attorney Fees

December 19, 2023

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Law Firm Seeks Attorney Fees More Than Settlement Amount

December 18, 2023

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Kirkland’s Billing Rate Nears $2500 in Big Bankruptcy

December 15, 2023

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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Article: How Plaintiffs’ Counsel Can Avoid Common Benefit Fund Fee Disputes

December 14, 2023

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Holland & Knight Faces Overbilling Suit

December 13, 2023

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NJ Attorney Reprimanded for Claiming ‘Lowest Fees in the State’

December 12, 2023

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