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In re Johnson & Johnson Derivative Litigation

Thursday, November 1, 2012

The final settlement reached between plaintiff-shareholders and nominal defendant J&J concerning several consolidated shareholder derivative actions is approved.

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Fox v. Vice

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Section 1988 allows a defendant to recover reasonable attorneys' fees incurred because of, but only because of, a frivolous claim; i.e., to receive only the portion of the fees that the defendant would not have paid but for the frivolous claim.

Hinsinger v. Showboat Atlantic City

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Attorneys' fees incurred to procure a settlement or judgment in a third-party liability action may be deducted from the money allocated to a Medicare set-aside trust.

Jones v. Hayman

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Plaintiffs may be entitled to counsel fees under the catalyst theory of Mason , but determining whether there is a causal nexus between their suit and the relief achieved, and a basis in law for the relief, requires a plenary hearing.

Sklodowsky v. Lushis

Thursday, February 3, 2011

The entire-controversy doctrine does not require the assertion of a legal-malpractice claim in the underlying action that gives rise to the claim.

Perdue v. Kenny A., By His Next Friend Winn

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

An attorney?s fee based on the lodestar in a civil rights case may be increased due to superior performance, but only in extraordinary circumstances, and the district court did not provide such justification for the 75 percent fee enhancement awarded.