By Scott Mollen | January 2, 2024
Scott Mollen discusses "Stempeck v. Townhouse West 83rd," dealing with attorney fees, and "Coscia v. Town of Greenburgh," involving an untimely tax assessment challenge proceeding.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 18, 2023
At a Monday hearing, U.S. District Judge William Orrick, in the Northern District of California, allowed up to $150 million in attorney fees to move forward but questioned the lack of diversity among the 62 plaintiffs firms in the Juul multidistrict litigation.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 14, 2023
Plaintiffs' lawyers plan to ask a federal judge on Monday to approve as much as $150 million in fees tied to settlements with Juul Labs Inc. over the vaping epidemic.
By Colleen Murphy | November 22, 2023
"Nowhere in the complaint or amended complaint did plaintiff refer to a violation of her civil rights under the New Jersey Constitution or the United States Constitution," the per curiam opinion said. "Additionally, neither the complaint nor the amended complaint included a demand for attorney's fees."
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | November 19, 2023
The Appellate Division recently provided a forceful reminder to trial courts and trial bar of the specific limitations of the offer of judgment rule.
By Allison Dunn | November 16, 2023
Some of the rates requested by Quinn Emanuel—$1,690 per hour for a lead partner or $1,385 per hour for associates—were unrealistic for the Richmond, Virginia, market in the present case, the court found.
By Colleen Murphy | November 14, 2023
"The record bears no mention of the court's efforts to notify Shurkin of its pending sua sponte consideration, thus depriving Shurkin of his right to be notified—which inherently deprived him of the right to be heard on the matter," the per curiam opinion said. "We cannot endorse the trial court's 'swift disposition of the case at the expense of fairness and justice.'"
By Cedra Mayfield | November 9, 2023
"The problem with plaintiff's value-added model is that this calculation does not necessarily bear any relation to the amount of work actually expended in the case between the time of the settlement rejection and judgment," read Fulton County State Court Judge John R. Mather's order.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | November 7, 2023
The Supreme Court's decision to take up the case comes after the Commonwealth Court ruled that a former Lancaster County district attorney did not have the power to exceed the legal spend that the Lancaster County Commission had budgeted for the office.
By Adolfo Pesquera | November 3, 2023
A Houston immigration lawyer's defamation claims against a prominent media consultant and a Dubai multi-millionaire were upheld after review by the…
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