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New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer Fee Claim Need Not Come in Separate Suit, Court Rules in $99K Fee Fight

"We hold that a petitioning attorney may obtain a judgment against his or her client for the reasonable amount of unpaid legal fees in the underlying action without filing a separate action in the Law Division," Judge Richard Geiger said, joined by Judges Carmen Alvarez and Heidi Currier.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Seeger Weiss Awarded $51M in Fees for 'Landmark' NFL Concussion Settlement

Most of the attorney fees a federal judge has allocated to the lawyers who hammered out the NFL concussion settlement are set to go to one firm: New York-based Seeger Weiss.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Anthem Lawyers Defending Their Fees Say Objector Has Conflict of Interest

The objector, Adam Schulman, is an attorney at the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Class Action Fairness, where Ted Frank, a known class action critic, is the director.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Scranton Attorney's Fee Dispute With Pittsburgh Firm Sent to Allegheny County

A Scranton personal injury firm has lost its bid to keep a fee dispute with a Pittsburgh firm from being litigated in Allegheny Court.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Defense: Attorney Fee Award in Wage Case Could Mean 'Open Season' for Suits Against Restaurants

Attorneys for Vito's By The Water restaurant said they are leaning toward appealing a Superior Court judge's ruling that states the eatery did not properly pay one of its workers under a law governing wages for employees earning tips.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Consider Mandatory Arbitration to Resolve Fee Disputes

It is well-recognized that often, when an attorney sues a client for unpaid fees, the client will bring a counterclaim for legal malpractice. Some sources indicate that the likelihood of receiving such a counterclaim could be as high as 40 percent; others place it even higher.
6 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass: Litigation Funding Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate. Plus: Special Master's Data Breach Fee Report Lashed on All Sides

A litigation funding bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week got a cold reception from financiers and plaintiffs lawyers, who have a few suggestions on how to change it.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Tosses Ex-Big Law Attorneys' Fraud Suit Against Boutique

Attorneys Brian Brook and Matthew Peed had alleged a host of claims against 10-attorney Simon & Partners and its founder, Bradley Simon.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Anthem Data Breach Attorney Fees Report Faulted by Plaintiffs Lawyers and Objector

Plaintiffs lawyers in the Anthem data breach settlement have objected to the report of a court-appointed special master, which found what it said was inappropriate…
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Environmental Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Stop 'Energy Sweeps'

Environmental groups have filed suit to stop the state from shifting $175 million from three efficiency and clean energy programs to the state's general fund.
3 minute read

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