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Oops ... Misstep in South Florida Appeal Costs $350,000 in Attorney Fees: Stockman Rule at Center of Ruling

"It was all or nothing," Anthony Brown, a partner at Lavalle, Brown & Ronan, said about the prevailing-party attorney fees provision.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Trustee Transfers Girardi Keese's Mesh, NFL Concussion Cases After Erika Girardi Drops Objection

A bankruptcy trustee's request to send the NFL concussion cases to Goldberg, Persky & White, and 52 transvaginal mesh cases to Nadrich & Cohen and The Oshman Firm, is likely to go forward after Erika Girardi, the estranged wife of Tom Girardi, dropped her objection on Monday.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lawyer Objects to Class Counsel's Nearly $3 Million in Attorney Fees: 'Most of the Relief is Illusory'

"The underlying issue is that most of the relief is illusory," said Theodore H. Frank, the director of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Alsup Names, Shames Counsel While Awarding $5.9 Million in Attorneys Fees

Judge says three Kramer Levin partners "frustrated the fairness of the proceedings" in patent infringement action against Juniper Networks, and tells his judicial colleagues to be on the lookout for them.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Missouri Must Pay $1.14M in Legal Fees in Voter Registration Lawsuit, Judges Rule

The award includes nearly $353,000 for a Covington & Burling team.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Flat Fee Retainers in Domestic Relations Matters

Many lawyers are offering flat fees for uncontested divorces and other family law services. Are they violating the Rules?
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Sues Texas Attorney for Allegedly Referring Unlawfully Solicited Clients: 'Illegal and Unethical'

The firm claimed the alleged unethical client solicitation practices might put its attorney fee at risk in referred cases. A lawyer discipline rule prohibits an attorney from collecting a fee on a case obtained through barratry.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Circuit Wary of Uniloc's $250K 'Nuisance' Settlements

Judge Kathleen O'Malley gave an earful to Uniloc USA about the company's litigation tactics. But she told Arent Fox partner Janine Carlan, representing software company Acronis, that the court's hands may be tied when it comes to ordering Uniloc to pay Acronis' attorneys fees.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Lobbyist Jack Quinn Sues Co-Counsel Over Fees in 9/11 Litigation

According to Quinn's suit, his co-counsel is claiming to imply that he has been "a mere volunteer for their firm since 2013."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses 'Rush Props. v. Riveros', 'Food First HDFC v. Turner' and 'Mayfair Resort Homeowners Ass'n v. LG Lakeside Living'.
18 minute read

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