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By Michael Booth | September 17, 2018
New Jersey lawmakers have moved one step closer to allowing successful plaintiffs in fee-shifting discrimination and qui tam cases to claim a gross income tax exclusion for counsel fees and costs.
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By Zack Needles | September 14, 2018
This year's list of the highest-paid general counsel at Pennsylvania-based public companies looked quite a bit different from last year's, with several new names in the mix and a lot of movement among the familiar faces as average cash compensation dropped in 2017 following a bump in 2016.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | September 12, 2018
A federal appeals court has upheld the denial of a $1 million fee request by a Scranton attorney in an auto insurance case that produced a verdict almost a tenth of the requested legal compensation. In its denial, the Third Circuit, joining other circuit courts, also held that it is within a judge's discretion to award no attorney fees at all, especially if the fee request is deemed "outrageously excessive."
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By Ben Hancock | August 27, 2018
A sneak peek at the 2018 summer associate hiring survey conducted by ALM Intelligence shows some signs of rising summer associate pay.
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By Ryan Lovelace | August 24, 2018
A quiet court victory for Christopher Steele, Michael Cohen's legal defense fund and some major business of law news marked a busy week for the legal profession in the nation's capital.
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By Scott Flaherty | August 22, 2018
How have associate salary increases kept up with inflation over time, and where does that analysis place the high point for first-year associate pay? Hint: It's not 2018, even with many firms now offering $190,000.
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By Charles Toutant | August 22, 2018
A federal judge in Camden, pointing to his concern that "hourly or relatively low salaried workers may not obtain the skilled representation they deserve," granted a 25 percent fee enhancement in an age discrimination suit against vitamin and supplement retailer General Nutrition Corp. At the same time, the judge ruled out the possibility of the lawyer recovering a statutory and contingency fee simultaneously.
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By Justin Peacock | August 22, 2018
How understanding your humanness can make you a better investor.
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By Ryan Lovelace | August 22, 2018
Whether they advised him to admit to the government's allegations or not, Michael Cohen's guilty plea may have an immediate upside for his lawyers.
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By Marcia Coyle | August 20, 2018
The U.S. Justice Department is resisting a supplement fee request on top of the $60.8 million class counsel was awarded for their work in a Native American farmer and rancher Obama-era settlement with USDA.
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