By Michael A. Mora | June 10, 2022
The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed nearly $560,000 in attorney fees while ruling the appellee will not have the option for multiple "bites at the apple."
By Mason Lawlor | June 8, 2022
On appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a more than 80% reduction of attorney fees for a plaintiff who brought suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
By Jasmine Floyd | June 2, 2022
"A claim for attorney's fees pursuant to a statute has three potential components: time spent litigating the case on the merits; time spent litigating entitlement to attorney fees; and time spent litigating the amount of attorney's fees," the ruling stated.
By Michael A. Mora | May 26, 2022
"I've been seeing a trend where the courts are making the requirements on the proposal for settlement increasingly stricter over the last few years," said Anthony J. Russo, a trial lawyer not involved in the underlying matter.
By Michael A. Mora | May 20, 2022
An attorney fees expert said when a client can appear to afford a lawyer's hourly rate, that lawyer must find some other way than citing their contingency fee arrangement to mitigate the risk of nonpayment.
By Michael A. Mora | May 18, 2022
Opponents describe an allegedly "desperate litigant," ready to defame the judge and other side.
By Michael A. Mora | May 17, 2022
A Miami-Dade Circuit judge ruled: "This case presents precisely the sort of fraud upon the court that Florida common law finds to be the most egregious and worthy of ultimate sanction."
By Michael A. Mora | May 3, 2022
The lawyers who filed the motion for attorney fees and costs spearheaded a nearly $20 million class action settlement.
By Jasmine Floyd | May 3, 2022
Elsewhere in Florida, the high court disbarred a lawyer, who was charged with two counts of sexual battery on a child younger than 12 years old, a capitol felony.
By Michael A. Mora | April 19, 2022
The production of over 100,000 documents in discovery by defense counsel at Greenspoon Marder and King & Spalding, were among the challenges plaintiff counsel faced in earning seven figures in attorney fees.
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