By Amanda Bronstad | November 8, 2022
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, in a 2021 holding in the multidistrict litigation over Monsanto's Roundup pesticide, called common benefit fees "totally out of control," sending shockwaves throughout the mass torts bar. But the Ninth Circuit, in a five-page unpublished opinion, found it lacked jurisdiction to review the order.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 20, 2022
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell on Tuesday refused to allow The Mandell Law Firm to transfer $1.87 million in attorney fees to the Girardi Keese trustee, citing contingencies he found "troubling."
By Amanda Bronstad | September 1, 2022
A bankruptcy trustee, in a lawsuit Wednesday, accused California Attorney Lending II of arranging Tom Girardi's financial agreements, illegally splitting fees and refusing to return stolen settlement funds–a possible crime.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 25, 2022
Settlements over the 2021 recalls of consumer products like aerosol sunscreen and deodorant are under attack from both from well-known class action objector Ted Frank and other plaintiffs lawyers, who claim they were shut out of the negotiations.
By Scott Graham | July 27, 2022
Citing 'blatant gamesmanship' by patent owner Realtime Adaptive Streaming, the Federal Circuit affirms a trial judge's authority to award fees under his inherent equitable powers.
By Marianna Wharry | July 8, 2022
In a matter of first impression that found the court looking to the recent high-profile defamation trial involving Hollywood exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, a federal judge has held that attorney fees cannot be recouped under the state's anti-SLAPP statute where the complaint was voluntary dismissed by the plaintiff.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | June 23, 2022
A judge on Monday is to consider a default judgment against Avenatti, who initiated the case in 2011 but eventually stopped responding to filings.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | June 14, 2022
A star witness in a state court civil trial over an 11-year-old fee dispute, Panish revealed his own dispute over fees with Avenatti while bolstering the defense narrative of his former clients.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | May 24, 2022
A 2011 lawsuit over a $5.4 million attorney fee is being tried before a jury in Orange County Superior Court, with Panish expected to be a key witness, while Avenatti has invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | April 4, 2022
Avenatti has said he'll only appear via video and will invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, but the judge said his in-person testimony is preferred so the jury can assess his credibility.
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