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New York Law Journal

Wage and Hour Mediations and the Small Employer

A wage and hour mediation, which produces compromise and limits costly attorney fees, is a potential lifeline for a small employer provided there is clear-eyed engagement in the process.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mootness Fees in Disclosure-Focused Deal Litigation

In their Corporate Litigation column, Joseph M. McLaughlin and Shannon K. McGovern write: “Mootness fees” to plaintiffs' counsel after a voluntary dismissal have become a standard feature of deal litigation resolved before a stockholder motion to enjoin a transaction based on alleged proxy disclosure deficiencies is decided. The authors explain the important differences between disclosure-only settlements and mootness fees when resolving such litigation and discuss a recent relevant decision currently on appeal to the Seventh Circuit.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Winston Seeks Nearly $1M From Would-Be Virginia Arena Developer

A failed attempt to build an 18,000-seat sports arena in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has turned into a legal grab bag, with Winston & Strawn the latest to seek its money.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Despite Being Revived by Justices, Suit vs. Foreclosure Lawyers Fails in Superior Court

Though a 2016 Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling in two consolidated cases said debt collection lawyers can be sued for excessive fees in foreclosure actions, the state Superior Court has now held in one of those cases that the plaintiffs still do not have a cause of action because their mortgage was too large to qualify under the version of the Pennsylvania Loan Interest and Protection Law in effect at the time it was executed.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

What You Should Know About the Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Program

The fees are modest and operate on a sliding scale, ensuring that resolving the dispute will not be disproportionate to the amount in controversy.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Appeals Court Affirms Sanctions Against Dallas Lawyer Seeking to Reopen Divorce Case to Get Fees

A Texas court of appeals has denied a Dallas attorney's attempt to reopen a couple's divorce case to collect his fees, and affirmed sanctions imposed against him for pursuing what the court said was a groundless matter brought in bad faith and for the purpose of harassment.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pelvic Mesh MDL Leadership Defends Settlement Record as Infighting Ramps Up

At the same time, another law firm has joined Kline & Specter in criticizing the set-aside request, saying some of the fee requests have not been fair and that money for the common benefit fees should not be taken from the plaintiffs' recoveries, but rather from the primary lawyer's fee.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

No $509K Contempt 'Windfall' in Phila. Fee Dispute, Superior Court Says

The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a Philadelphia ruling that voided a $509,000 contempt judgment against a woman whose lawyer sued her for over $77,000 in legal fees.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pelvic Mesh Trial Lawyer Slams MDL Settlements as 'Puny,' Opposing Leadership's Fee Petition

The highly critical filing contends that the federal cases have settled for "puny" amounts compared to the multimillion-dollar verdicts juries have been willing to award both in state and federal courts.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Special Master Rejects $150M in Fees for Texas Attorney Mikal Watts in GMO Corn Suit

Special master Ellen Reisman recommended that lead counsel in Kansas get half the estimated $500 million in legal fees.
6 minute read

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