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Texas Lawyer

Apache Corp.'s In-House Counsel Accused of Retaliating Against Paralegal; Appeal Planned

One big dispute at this point is a $767,242 attorney fee award, plus $100,000 for appellate fees, that a jury awarded to plaintiff Cathryn Davis from the multinational oil and gas exploration and production company.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Heir of Texas Divorcee Sues Over Lawyers' Contingency Fee

Helen Vickery's daughter wants a judge to decide if she must continue to pay three Houston-area lawyers who represented her mother in litigation following a contentious divorce.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Wilson Sonsini Sued by Ex-Clients Who Seek to Halt $480K Fees Arbitration

The former clients said Wilson Sonsini deceived them to get their consent to arbitrate over fees and failed to alert them as costs mounted.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Wilson Sonsini Sued by Ex-Clients Seeking to Stop Arbitration Over Unpaid Fees

The former clients said Wilson Sonsini deceived them to get their consent to arbitrate over fees and failed to alert them as costs mounted.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Wilson Sonsini Sued in New York by Ex-Clients Seeking to Stop $480K Fee Arbitration

The former clients said Wilson Sonsini deceived them to get their consent to arbitrate over fees and failed to alert them as costs mounted.
3 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass: Pair of MDL Leadership Teams on the Brink? Plus: More Wrangling Over Attorney Fees in Mesh Litigation

Two cases demonstrate the reality that while MDL leadership is a plum gig for plaintiffs' firms, their appointments aren't always permanent
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cautionary Tales on Recovering Attorney Fees in the Third Circuit

While these kinds of rulings rarely draw attention, this trio of appellate decisions and the trial court rulings they affirm should because they are emphatic reminders that courts take their duty in reviewing fee petitions and awards just as seriously as they do in any other case.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Facing $750K Fee Application in Church Grant Suit, Morris County Seeks Federal Injunction

In papers filed in federal court, the Morris County freeholders have asked for an injunction against a fee application filed in New Jersey Superior Court by the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del Judge Denies $1.5M in Attorney Fees Sought for Corporate Benefit in Merger Challenge

The Delaware Chancery Court on Wednesday cited the “steadfast opposition” of three New York-based plaintiffs' firms in denying their bid to recover $1.5 million in fees for finding flaws in an unsuccessful challenge to the merger of two major furniture companies.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Firms Denied $1.5 Million Fee in Merger Challenge

The Delaware Chancery Court on Wednesday cited the “steadfast opposition” of three New York-based plaintiffs' firms in denying their bid to recover $1.5 million in fees for finding flaws in an unsuccessful challenge to the merger of two major furniture companies.
3 minute read

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