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New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Rejects Plaintiff Firms' Demand for More Fees in Merck Securities MDL

By Charles Toutant | March 07, 2019

The Whitehead Law Firm of Lafayette, Louisiana, and Goforth Lewis & Sanford of Houston claimed they had a fee-sharing deal with New York's Stull, Stull & Brody when the firms teamed up on securities litigation against Merck & Co.

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Litigation Daily

SCOTUS Will Decide if USPTO Can Collect Legal Fees

By Scott Graham | March 04, 2019

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office did not go after attorneys' fees in special district court proceedings for more than a century but recently changed its policy.

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The Recorder

Supreme Court Will Decide if USPTO Can Collect Legal Fees

By Scott Graham | March 04, 2019

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office did not go after attorneys' fees in special district court proceedings for more than a century but recently changed its policy.

3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Thanks in Part to Del. Rulings, Data Breaches Are an Expanding Frontier in Securities Class Actions

By Mark D. Harris and Margaret A. Dale | February 26, 2019

Corporate and Securities Litigation columnists Mark D. Harris and Margaret A. Dale write: So-called “event-driven” securities class actions are on the rise, with data breaches representing one of the most significant categories of events driving this trend. How the courts will treat the proposed settlements that arise in these cases remains to be seen.

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Litigation Daily

Fla. Lawyer Says Lead Plaintiffs Attorney Colluded With BP in Oil Spill Settlement to Get $3B in Fees

By Amanda Bronstad | February 25, 2019

Florida attorney Brian Donovan sued Steve Herman, of Herman, Herman & Katz, alleging he concocted an “eight-step plan" to boost legal fees and reduce BP's liability over Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims.

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Law.com

Fla. Lawyer Says Lead Plaintiffs Attorney Drafted BP Oil Spill Settlement to Get $3B in Fees

By Amanda Bronstad | February 25, 2019

Florida attorney Brian Donovan sued Steve Herman, of Herman, Herman & Katz, alleging he concocted an “eight-step plan" to boost legal fees and reduce BP's liability over Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims.

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Daily Business Review

Tampa Lawyer Claims Collusion on BP Settlement to Get $3B in Fees

By Amanda Bronstad | February 25, 2019

Steve Herman of Herman, Herman & Katz is accused of concocting an “eight-step plan" to boost legal fees and reduce BP's liability for Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims.

6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Data Breaches: An Expanding Frontier in Securities Class Actions

By Mark D. Harris and Margaret A. Dale | February 21, 2019

Corporate and Securities Litigation columnists Mark D. Harris and Margaret A. Dale write: So-called “event-driven” securities class actions are on the rise, with data breaches representing one of the most significant categories of events driving this trend. How the courts will treat the proposed settlements that arise in these cases remains to be seen.

8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Thrivest Asks 3rd Circuit for Stay of Payments to Ex-NFL Players in Concussion Settlement

By Max Mitchell | February 20, 2019

Thrivest, which is one of three third-party lenders pursuing an appeal over the validity of several funding agreements they have with injured NFL players potentially entitled to settlement funds, filed an expedited motion to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Feb. 19.

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New York Law Journal

Rule 68 Does Limit Exposure but Isn't as Broad as Column Suggests

By James Francis | February 13, 2019

A full evaluation of the impact of Rule 68 on a defendant's exposure in a case involving statutory fee-shifting requires analysis of whether the statute at issue characterizes attorneys' fees as a part of the costs.

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