(Volume 1, Issue 25) Pursuant to a subcontract agreement, the defendants, as prevailing parties in an action commenced against them, filed an application for reimbursement…
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(Volume 1, Issue 24) In Wade v. Colaner, the plaintiff sought $435,982.50 in attorneys’ fees for work performed by his pretrial and trial counsel in…
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Thomson Reuters recently reported that a current bill before Governor Andrew Cuomo, if signed, would allow New York attorneys who successfully challenge settlements on behalf…
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According to the Texas Watchdog, the Houston Federation of Teachers, the largest teachers union in Houston, has paid nearly $500,000 in legal fees over a…
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(Volume 1, Issue 23) In a recent case, plaintiff moved for attorney’s fees and costs in the amount of $120,784.86 after prevailing in an action…
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According to a recent report, Iowa has spent nearly six million dollars for outside counsel over the last five years. The majority of these fees…
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According to the New York Law Journal, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has filed an ethics complaint against Bronx Surrogate Lee L.…
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(Volume 1, Issue 8) In December 2008, Bally Total Fitness filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York. The law firm of Curtis,…
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In Guadagno v. Astrue*, a recent case from the Western District of New York, the plaintiff moved for an award of attorneys’ fees in connection…
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Recently, the New York Times reported that Dewey & LeBoeuf, the law firm representing the Dodgers in its bankruptcy case, has billed $1.7 million for…
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