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National Law Journal

Court Overturns $185M Fee Award for Quinn Emanuel in ACA Litigation

The panel, in vacating and reversing the claims court's decision, noted that it was an "extraordinarily high award."
3 minute read

Law.com

Appellate Court: Defendant-Attorney Owes Lawyer One-Third Contingent Fee, Outlined in Engagement Letter

"As it turned out, Deno negotiated a settlement satisfactory to Moncrieffe without the fullbore litigation they had expected," stated Judge Stuart A. Raphael, in his written opinion for the court. "The circuit court thus had a sound basis in fact to conclude that Deno provided real value to Moncrieffe while assuming a significant risk of getting nothing."
5 minute read

Law.com

Reversing Attorney Fee Award, State Appeals Court Rejects 'In for One, In for All' Rule Outside of Insurance Context

That rule requires an insurer to defend all claims brought against an insured if at least one claim falls within the scope of the insurer's duty to defend, but the appeals said it "makes little sense" to extend that concept beyond the insurance context.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Keep the Dog—Not the $12,000 in Attorney Fees—Court Says in Couple's Breakup

"Generally, a party in a partition suit is not entitled to recover attorney fees because there is no statutory authorization for the award of fees," the appeals court said.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Live Litigation and Out-of-Court Resolutions: Yale Law Interns Experience Both in Records Dispute With HUD

"I think it was critical because these kinds of opportunities are harder and harder to find in private practice and for people who are relatively fresh out of law school," said Jeffrey Gentes, a George W. and Sadella D. Crawford visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School and the managing attorney at the Connecticut Fair Housing Center.
5 minute read

Law.com

Lawyers Poised to Oust 'Notorious Serial Objectors' in T-Mobile Settlement

Plaintiffs lawyers in the $350 million data breach settlement with T-Mobile filed motions this month to strike two "notorious serial objectors" who are challenging their request for $78.75 million in attorney fees.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Federal Judge Upholds Kotin, Crabtree & Strong's $483K Charging Lien Against Former Client

"The lien also does not contravene public policy and is consistent with IDEA's statutory scheme. First, IDEA's fee-shifting provision provides for an award of reasonable fees and costs to the prevailing party, not all fees and costs. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(i)(3)(B)," Judge Janet Bond Arterton wrote.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

When Should Hourly Billing Start? Ruling Examines 'Ambiguous' Retainer Agreement

"This result means that foreclosure defense attorneys who want that monthly deposit to be an installment payment, versus a flat fee for the month, will need to be very specific about that in their contracts," Thomas J. Gruseck said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

First Department Rejects Gibson Dunn's Attempt to Stop Traverse Hearing in Suit Seeking $325K in Legal Fees

Gibson Dunn's lawsuit filed in 2016 alleges that several individual defendants are liable based on theories of alter ego and piercing the corporate veil after a judgment for outstanding fees was entered against former client Be In, Inc.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'I Have to Sit Here and Squirm': Solo Practitioner Bruce Matzkin Is Very Worried

"This is 26 years of a perfect, clean record," Matzkin said. "My reputation is important to me, and I am proud of it."
4 minute read

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