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In $117.5M Yahoo Data Breach Settlement, Judge Koh Has More Questions

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, reviewing a $30 million attorney fee request, said she wanted more details on the total number of people billing by the hour. "I'm not going to award any attorney fees until I get it," she said.
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Daily Business Review

Mintz Truppman Loses 70% of Fees Sought in Litigation Against Cozen O'Connor

About $828,000 in attorney fees were sought from the opposing party, but a federal district court found that Mintz Truppman was only entitled to less than $240,000.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Brent Coon Sues Houston Trial Lawyer for Share of Fee, Alleges 'Nefarious' Conduct

The Beaumont trial lawyer claims his former colleague Gary Riebschlager owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees from a wrongful death settlement, but Reibschlager said in an interview that Coon is owed much less.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Wise Lawyers Keep Accurate Time Records': Court Denies Attorney's Bid for More Fees in Police Shooting Case

Attorney Michael Traylor was seeking $308,000 for early work on a case that ultimately yielded a $7 million settlement. The Second District Court of Appeal found that Traylor hadn't handed over his file to lawyers who took over the case and had submitted three separate accounts of time spent on the matter.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Ex-Beck Redden Lawyer's Estate Demands Share of $2.9M Contingency Fee

Beck Redden called the lawsuit "unfounded in every way."
3 minute read

The Recorder

Neither Trump Nor Avenatti Gets Cut of Stormy Daniels' $450,000 Settlement, Federal Judge Rules

In an eight-page order, U.S. District Judge Michael Watson of the Southern District of Ohio denies Trump's notice of registered foreign judgment seeking $293,052 of Daniels' settlement and tosses aside Avenatti's attorney lien seeking allegedly unpaid attorney fees from unrelated representation of Daniels.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Denies MacElree Harvey's Request to Exit Case Because of Clients' Unpaid Bills

Lawyers from West Chester-based law firm MacElree Harvey cannot get out of representing clients who haven't remained current on their legal bills, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Awards $1.5M in Attorney Fees in Whistleblower Case Over Medical Devices

According to the lawsuit, Avalign had submitted reimbursement claims for products it claimed qualified for an exception to the Medical Device Regulations Act.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court: WCJ Has No Authority to Assess Reasonableness of 20% Counsel Fee

The ruling may provide guidance on attorney fee petitions for medical compensation awards in workers' compensation cases going forward.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Dr. Eugene Scott's 'Dream' Could Become Attorney Fee Nightmare

A Georgia minister who sued for a declaratory judgment that famed TV preacher Eugene Scott abandoned his copyrights might have to pay up to $307,000 in attorney fees, the Ninth Circuit rules.
4 minute read

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