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New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Largely Upholds Civil Contempt Findings in Donziger RICO Case, But Reverses One

While ruling in lawyer Steven Donziger's favor on one civil contempt-of-court count, and reversing a sanctions award tied to it, the majority panel also took pains to make clear to Donziger that his past litigation fundraising actions that led to that contempt finding will not be tolerated again.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Intersection Between Pendente Lite Counsel Fee Awards and the Judicial Power To Reallocate

Under law, the non-monied spouse is presumptively entitled to an award of interim counsel fees to be on equal footing with the monied spouse when seeking, inter alia, his or her equitable share of the marital estate. Does the judicial power to fashion an equitable distribution award after trial that potentially hamstrings the non-monied spouse for receiving that very award before trial create a Catch-22 for the non-monied spouse? The answer is not cut and dried.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Proposed Fee Order in Roundup Settlements An 'Example of MDLs Gone Wild,' Judge Says

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria appeared likely to trim an estimated $800 million in common benefit fees to lead counsel. He even questioned the need for a common benefit order at all. "The fact that something is repeatedly done in MDLs doesn't mean courts have authority to do it," he said at a Wednesday hearing.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Amazon, Fenwick Win $4.8M Fee Award in Multidistrict Patent Litigation

PersonalWeb Technologies had accused more than 80 Amazon customers of infringement. Judge Beth Labson Freeman wrote that, even accounting only for fees tied to PersonalWeb's misconduct, Amazon was entitled to about 75% of its request.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancellor Asks Skadden to Submit Affidavits for TransPerfect Bills

Chancellor Andre Bouchard said he intends to issue a ruling before he steps down from the post on April 30 and said no more fee petitions are to be filed until a decision is made.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Gibson Dunn Awarded Fees in Challenge to NYC Short-Term Rental Ordinance

Gibson Dunn had represented home-renting service HomeAway in a 2018 lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of Local Law 146, which sought to regulate what the city saw as adverse effects of short-term rentals in residential buildings.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Lead Counsel in Roundup MDL Defend $800M Fee Request

"The simple fact remains that all Roundup attorneys and plaintiffs have benefitted from MDL leadership's efforts," lead counsel wrote in a Thursday filing. They responded to more than a dozen law firms that objected to an 8.25% holdback on their settlements with Monsanto for "common benefit" fees.
5 minute read

The Recorder

'More Litigation Than Necessary': Objectors in Apple iPhone-Throttling Settlement Seek Major Cuts to $87M Fee Request

At a Zoom hearing Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, many objectors insisted that plaintiffs lawyers failed to justify such an award, which is 28.3% of the $310 million settlement, and suggested fees of closer to $36 million.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Facing Anti-SLAPP Action, Lin Wood Drops Defamation Claims Against Ex-Law Partners

Embroiled in litigation against three former members of his law firm, libel lawyer L. Lin Wood last week agreed to drop counterclaims of defamation and false light in return for their pledge to drop an Anti-SLAPP motion and potential fees.
7 minute read

Law.com

'Money Grab': Objections Fly Over $800M in Fees for Lead Counsel in Roundup MDL

One lawyer called the request a "money grab," particularly given that lead counsel got $2 billion in fees for settling their own cases last year.
6 minute read

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