By Amanda Bronstad | April 5, 2021
The $202 million in attorney fees requested by lawyers who obtained a settlement for residents of Flint, Michigan, faces objections in court, and in public.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 9, 2021
The fee request, outlined in a Monday court filing, is part of a $641.25 million settlement with the state of Michigan, former Michigan Gov. Richard Snyder, the city of Flint, and several individual government defendants. It includes both common benefit fees and a 27% cap on contingency fees.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 3, 2021
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria appeared likely to trim an estimated $800 million in common benefit fees to lead counsel. He even questioned the need for a common benefit order at all. "The fact that something is repeatedly done in MDLs doesn't mean courts have authority to do it," he said at a Wednesday hearing.
By Scott Graham | March 3, 2021
PersonalWeb Technologies had accused more than 80 Amazon customers of infringement. Judge Beth Labson Freeman wrote that, even accounting only for fees tied to PersonalWeb's misconduct, Amazon was entitled to about 75% of its request.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 5, 2021
One lawyer called the request a "money grab," particularly given that lead counsel got $2 billion in fees for settling their own cases last year.
By Nate Robson | January 21, 2021
The open records lawsuit ultimately forced the Trump administration to released detailed information about who received PPP loans.
By Scott Graham | January 5, 2021
The e-commerce giant's win over Innovation Sciences comes in an appellate ruling from a Virginia case. Last summer Amazon swept a jury trial against the same patent owner.
By Lizzy McLellan | December 30, 2020
The firm's engagement letter with Benzer Pharmacy Holding identifies partner rates as high as $1,650 an hour.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 1, 2020
In a proposed amicus brief, 12 state attorneys general, including 10 that were part of a $113 million settlement with Apple last month, criticized the $87.7 million in attorney fees proposed in a class action settlement over older Apple iPhones.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 22, 2020
In her Tuesday order, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh signed off on the $117.5 million data breach settlement with Yahoo Inc. but slashed attorney fees by more than $7 million after concluding the deal was "unexceptional" and the legal work "not particularly novel."
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