By Riley Brennan | July 29, 2024
"If we permitted the fee award here to stand, it would mean that counsel could make $7,000 to $9,500 an hour, which we think no reasonable class member would willingly pay to an attorney to help resolve this claim, especially when, as here, dozens of other attorneys were offering their assistance," said Judge Morris S. Arnold. "Reducing the fee award to, say, half of what was requested (resulting in fees of $3,500 to $4,750 per hour) could hardly be considered a penalty."
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By Riley Brennan | July 29, 2024
U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania concluded that the solo practitioner's hourly rate of $725 was reasonable, based on the Community Legal Services' fee schedule.
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By Riley Brennan | July 24, 2024
The sanctions motion came following a 66-page opinion Brody entered in May, which said Ikea and its counsel demonstrated "incredible and gross negligence" by failing to implement litigation holds to preserve deleted mailboxes.
By Demetri J. Economou | July 23, 2024
"'Freeport' is ... a substantially important decision concerning two of the safe harbor provisions in ... the Texas Natural Resources Code," writes Demetri J. Economou of Kane Russell Coleman Logan.
By Michael A. Mora | July 12, 2024
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jose Rodriguez entered the ruling following a four-day bench trial.
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By Amanda O'Brien | June 26, 2024
The dispute centered around former Elliott Greenleaf shareholder Richard DeMarco's claims that he was entitled to referral fees for a personal injury case he helped originate that his then-firm referred to Saltz Mongeluzzi for trial.
By Colleen Murphy | June 5, 2024
"Perhaps the most troubling concern that I have heard is that signing this bill will both enable corruption and erode trust in our democracy," Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement. "I understand we are living in a moment where our democracy feels more fragile than ever, with a former president who has been indicted for inciting an insurrection during his final days in office inexplicably within striking distance of the White House once again."
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By Aleeza Furman | June 4, 2024
The ruling was far from a complete loss for the plaintiff, with the court upholding the remainder of the $14.3 million judgment it had won in the case.
By Michael A. Mora | May 30, 2024
The fallout from the litigation led to two U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorneys resigning from the agency.
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By Aleeza Furman | May 14, 2024
The case centers on whether the district attorney may exceed the legal spend that the county commission budgeted for his office, but the parties were at odds over how to approach the question.
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