California Federal Filing Dip Bucks National Trend Otherwise. According to the Federal Judicial Center, federal wage/hour lawsuit filings–which have steadily increased on a nationwide basis in the last few years–actually are down in California almost 50% in 2013 so far. Some legal experts have opined that the filings are down due to (1) […]
. . . And What Percentage Goes to Attorney’s Fees and Costs. For you readers that are involved in Proposition 65 settlements, we commend you to Bruce Nye’s July 16, 2013 post at his Cal Biz Lit blog. He reports that historically for the past few years, attorney’s fees and costs constitute
NBC Poll Shows Public Sentiment Is Against This Request. As reported July 30, 2013 by the San Diego Channel 7 (NBC) blog, San Diego mayor Bob Filner has asked the City to cover his legal fees for a sexual harassment suit brought by former employees (with Gloria Allred being the attorney who is
We would like to thank our friends at NALFA, which has an attorney blog reporting on a survey by the TyMetrix Legal Analytics and Corporate Executive Board on the average highest partner hourly rates in 12 cities, drawing on $9.5 billion worth of invoices submitted to 83 corporate clients from 2008 to 2012
Settlement Came After Arbitration Panel Awarded Orrick a $23 Million Charging Lien. Recently, MGA Entertainment settled with its former counsel Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, LP for claimed unpaid fees arising out of Orrick’s representation in the Bratz doll case. Earlier, an arbitration panel had awarded Orrick a $23 million charging lien (out of
$227 Million Is Fee Award to About 30 Firms. It is now official. U.S. District Judge James V. Selna (C.D. Cal.) has approved a $1.6 billion settlement in the Toyota unintended acceleration class action case, calling it “extraordinary” given the cash payments to Toya customers who sold or turned in leased vehicles between
In a July 17, 2013 post by Debra Cassens Weiss in the on-line ABA Journal, she reports on the result of some research results by Seton Hall University law professor Michael Simkovic and Rutgers University economic/business professor Frank McIntyre. The subject is the value of a law graduate degree over an attorney’s lifetime.
Flonase Class Action Counsel Win $50 Million In Fees, District Judge Selna Puts Hold On Fee Award To Toyota Unintended Acceleration Class Action Attorneys, N.Y. Bankruptcy Judge Approves $17 Million In Fees to Dewey & Lebouef’s Chapter 11 Attorneys, DOJ Approves New Larger Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Fee Guidelines, N.Y. Federal Judge Awards $40.7 Million to
We would like to thank Martha Neil and Molly McDonough for some interesting posts on The ABA Journal’s online publication during July 9-11, 2013. Virginia Lawyer Fee Sanction Payment. A Virginia attorney, facing ethics violations, paid his $544,000 share of a $722,000 legal fee award for advice relating to deactivation of Facebook
City is Out $700,000 in Fees When No Reimbursement Allowed. As reported by Eric Paul Zamora in a June 17, 2013 post at the FresnoBee.com, City of Fresno’s request for reimbursement of over $700,000 in attorney’s fees has been rebuffed. The request was made in litigation by which it won minor changes to
