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New York Law Journal

US Judge Slashes Gibson Dunn's Fee Request in Seinfeld Copyright Lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan awarded Seinfeld's Gibson Dunn attorneys a total of approximately $29,000, a small fraction of what they had sought for the case.
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New York Law Journal

Need To Protect Your Neighbor's Property? It's Going To Cost You.

On February 15th, the First Department issued a decision in 'In the Matter of Panasia Estate v. 29 West 19 Condominium', which confirmed that, although not expressly stated, RPAPL §881 authorizes courts to award license fees, attorney fees, or engineering or other design professional fees.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

CNN Anchor Don Lemon Awarded $77,000 in Fees for Plaintiff's Destruction of Evidence

The ruling, which spelled out the reasonable efforts of Lemon's Armstrong Teasdale defense counsel, approved less than the more than $106,000 Lemon had sought against the plaintiff, Dustin Hice.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appeals Court Upholds Claim That Law Firm Shirked Its Obligation in Fee-Sharing Agreement

For the defendant firm to charge its obligation for a subsequent fee-sharing deal as an expense greatly reduced the amount paid to Cohen, said the plaintiff's lawyer Noel Schablik. "That's so fundamentally wrong, it shouldn't have happened," he said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

An Error That Cost Akerman, Gibson Dunn $5M in Attorney Fees Provides 'Roadmap' For Attorneys

"When I'm in federal court, if I have federal claims and state claims, I need to give an offer that covers both even though I am taking an offer on federal claims," said Edward Mullins, a partner at Reed Smith.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Firm's Dispute Over $7.7M Attorney Fee Stayed in Federal Court

After Marcie McMinimee was appointed conservator for Grynberg, she allegedly found that the aging tycoon had paid the firm $7.7 million in fees, which, McMinimee contended, was the result of undue influence.
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Law.com

Who Gets the $2.3 Billion in Legal Fees in the Global Opioid Deal?

The fees and costs outlined in the $26 billion opioid deal with Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals and three distributors are a mix of common benefit fees, contingency fees and payments to the states for outside counsel. One law professor said, "it's not like the lawyers are going to be impoverished."
9 minute read

Law.com

'Decrepit Roadside Zoo' Ordered to Pay PETA $1.2M in Attorney Fees

While slightly reduced, a federal district court judge sided with PETA last week in its request for more than $1 million worth of attorneys' fees in a lengthy animal welfare suit against the Tri-State Zoological Park of Western Maryland, Inc.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

'You're Going to Need Something More': New Florida Ruling Spotlights Standard for Attorney-Fee Multiplier

"The fact that it's hard to find counsel and the fact that you are doing it by contingency is not going to be sufficient anymore to justify a multiplier," said Ed Mullins, a partner at Reed Smith.
3 minute read

Law.com

2nd Circuit: Ex-Employee Must Pay Private Equity Company for Sullivan & Cromwell's Work During Insider Trading Probe

Prosecutors said investment analyst John Afriyie netted over $1.5 million in 2016 when he bought over 2,000 ADT call options in the two weeks leading up to MSD Capital's acquisition of the ADT Corp.
3 minute read

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