A judge has slashed attorney fees by over 75% from the amount requested by attorneys who represented a man in a pistol permit case. In a case in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ultimately upheld an application for a pistol license that was denied by a Schoharie County’s pistol permit […] Read More...
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A Delaware United States Magistrate recently awarded $5.5 million in attorneys’ fees to successor, Dow Agrosciences LLC, in its defeat against Bayer CropScience AG’s accusation that Dow had committed licensing violations with regards to a genetically modified soybean seed.[1] This decision reverses the United States District Judge’s rejection, without prejudice, of Dow’s fee application pending […] Read More...
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In a March 2015 decision in a patent infringement case, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California awarded defendant’s attorneys over 5.5 million dollars in attorney’s fees and expenses. The Court granted the award even though defendant failed to provide “billing records” in support of its fee demand. (Kilopass Tech., Inc. v. […] Read More...
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Come join Legal Fee Advisors at the Small Business Expo Thursday, June 4th to learn how you can save on your legal bills! (A FREE event!) Location: Jacob Javits Center, Hall 1C When: Thursday, June 4, 2015 9:30am – 5:30pm Booth: #354 Bring a bill sample for a free diagnostic! Come visit […] Read More...
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The Iowa Supreme Court has reprimanded an Illinois attorney resulting from his multiple billings of a client for sanctions stemming from his misconduct in connection with his representation of Deere & Co.[1] According to the Iowa Supreme Court Disciplinary Board, the attorney failed to communicate to the client regarding the nature of a discovery dispute, […] Read More...
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A plaintiff in a civil rights lawsuit over the denial of a handgun permit had its request for attorney fees slashed by more than $184,000. In a March 2015 decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York drastically reduced the fee award because some of the attorneys’ billing entries were impermissibly […] Read More...
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A unanimous decision by the First Department’s Appellate Division reversed the lower court’s denial of attorneys’ fees to a prevailing tenant in an eviction case thereby essentially eliminating the “colorable claim” standard that has prevailed in the courts to date.[1] The eviction dispute as well as the correlating overcharge (of rent) proceeding stems from the […] Read More...
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Technology within the legal community is at a highpoint as communicating has become far easier than ever in the history of legal practice.[1] Today, we have eDiscovery, smart phones with constant updates, and research at our fingertips, as well as pleadings that can be sent in a nanosecond.[2] Has this made members of the legal […] Read More...
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Cities filing for bankruptcy should realize that its costs may far outweigh any benefits and attempting to restructure outside of court proceedings should be given prudent thought.[1] The city of San Bernardino in California filed bankruptcy in the middle of 2012 “with a $45 million budget deficit” and thus far has paid over $6 million […] Read More...
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