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New York Law Journal

Ownership of Medical Practices in New York and the Role of Private Investors

One of the more interesting developments in the ever-shifting dynamics of the health care marketplace is the increasing interest on the part of private investors in developing financial relationships with or even purchasing equity interests in physician practices.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Jones Day Warns of 'Protracted' Fee Fights if Circuit Ruling Is Upheld

"Although this particular fee award may not be of great importance, the standard of review for all fee awards assuredly is,” Jones Day's Eric Dreiband told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The firm claims a panel misapplied the applicable legal standard, and letting the ruling stand will invite "protracted fee litigation."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

High-Low Agreement Sets 'Hard Limit,' Court Says in Barring Additional Fee Award

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that parties who enter into a high-low agreement may not later seek additional counsel fees and litigation costs unless provided for in the agreement.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Labaton Petitions 1st Circuit for 'Fair and Impartial' Judge in State Street Case

The New York firm is objecting to a special master's report that found Labaton and two other firms serving as class counsel in the case had deliberately misled the court about how they planned to distribute $75 million in attorney fees.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Blasting Greenberg Traurig Request, Judge Says Fees 'Zooming Out of Control'

“By requesting astronomical fees, attorneys are in danger of killing the goose that laid the golden egg,” a Manhattan judge admonished.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Recent Opinion Takes a Look at Lease Obligations and Attorney Fees

A recent Superior Court opinion illustrates the way a fight for attorney fees might transpire within the commercial real estate lease context.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Taxation of Attorney Fee Awards in Legal Malpractice Cases

If the underlying claim is for recovery of money that will be taxed, the award of attorney fees is not taxed. But where the claim is for non-taxable damages, the award of attorney fees is taxed.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Drinker Biddle Awarded $41K in Attorney Fees for Cleaning Up Opponent's 'Thrown Pizza'

In awarding Drinker Biddle & Reath $41,000 in attorney fees for recovering $1 million on behalf of its clients in a breach of contract case, a Delaware Superior Court judge cited to the state's so-called "pizza principle," which holds that "it is more time consuming to clean up the pizza thrown at the wall than it is to throw it."
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Appoints Special Master in Flint Water Contamination Case

A federal judge in Michigan has refused to remove lead attorneys in the Flint water contamination case but plans to bring in a special master to review their fees and expenses.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

How a Fee Inquiry Led to Hints of Public Corruption That Have Labaton Fighting

What began as a judge's inquiry into a $75 million attorney fee has morphed into hints of public corruption, with one of the top securities plaintiffs firms in the nation on the defensive.
12 minute read

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