In a recent class action involving Acer notebook computers, a Northern California federal judge cut “the attorneys’ fees award sought by plaintiffs’ lawyers from the…
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Last week, basketball legend Michael Jordan saw a paternity lawsuit against him tossed out of court. The case was brought by Laquetta Theus, claiming Jordan…
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On Monday, Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan defended Detroit’s bankruptcy filing as a final effort to prevent the city’s lengthy financial decline. “‘This is a…
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(Volume 3, Issue 5) In June 2013, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California made a $41,059.93 reduction to the $187,020…
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(Volume 3, Issue 4) In January 2013, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee reduced a fee award by approximately 20…
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A federal judge recently slashed the legal fees of a law firm that tried to charge its $200 per hour associate rate for work done…
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Several months ago Ben Swift, an attorney in the Dayton, Ohio area, made headlines as the “highest paid court-appointed attorney in the state of Ohio.”…
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Recently, a million dollar settlement between a class of service technicians and their employer, Benco Dental Supply, was approved by a federal judge. U.S District…
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As we reported at the end of 2011, the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal was supposed to cost Penn State a few million in legal fees,…
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Lehman filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, and in the five years following, has amassed about $2.2 billion in legal fees. In March 2012, Lehman…
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