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Primarily news stories and digests that focus on legal fee disputes, both from a substantive perspective about how courts will interpret, but also focused on big firms and lawyers and figures embroiled in fee disputes.
By Matthew Romano | July 5, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently upheld a district court's decision, ruling that the prevailing defendants, Hasbro and Klamer, were not entitled to attorney fees in a copyright lawsuit from Markham Concepts regarding "The Game of Life."
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By Adolfo Pesquera | June 30, 2023
The decision could affect multiple mass-tort disputes and fee fights, including litigation involving the Houston Astros and attorney fees in lawsuits over Paxil medication.
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By Emily Saul | June 30, 2023
Bannon owes the firm more than $480,000 in fees for previous representation by Davidoff Hutcher partner Robert Costello, according to papers filed with the court.
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By Avalon Zoppo | June 23, 2023
Appellate court finds not all allegations in Michigan claim were baseless.
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By Amanda Bronstad | June 22, 2023
Co-lead class counsel Derek Loeser and Lesley Weaver defended their fee request: 'This was a hard-fought litigation over five years that yielded the largest privacy class action recovery to date and the most Facebook has ever paid to resolve a class action.'
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By Amanda Bronstad | June 20, 2023
The $25 million, sent last week to bankruptcy trustee Elissa Miller, comes from attorney fees owed to the Girardi Keese estate from the $1.8 billion settlement over the 2015 gas leak in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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By Michael A. Mora | June 15, 2023
The Florida Supreme Court held that the ruling would not result in a "flood of frivolous appeals," as R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. argued.
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By Emily Saul | June 14, 2023
Plaintiffs allege malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty in conjunction with an SEC investigation, which has since resulted in charges for twin brothers Adam and Daniel Kaplan.
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By Michael A. Mora | June 9, 2023
"We have elected judges and the Miccosukee are 600 members and the body politic that votes for these judges is not the Miccosukee Tribe," said Robert O. Saunooke of the Saunooke Law Firm.
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By Avalon Zoppo | May 31, 2023
Seventh Circuit considers whether Wisconsin governor waited too long before seeking attorney fees after election-fraud suit lost on appeal.
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