Inefficient Billing Results in over 75% Reduction in Attorney Fees

Posted On June 24th, 2015 by Legal Fee Advisors

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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“Exceptional” Circumstances Will Justify an Award Attorneys’ Fees to Successor in Intellectual Property Cases in the 3rd District

Posted On June 17th, 2015 by Legal Fee Advisors

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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California Federal Court Awards $5.5 Million in Legal Fees/Costs Even Though Attorneys Failed to Provide Detailed Billing Records

Posted On June 10th, 2015 by Legal Fee Advisors

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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Meet Legal Fee Advisors at NYC’s Small Business Expo on June 4th!

Posted On May 27th, 2015 by Legal Fee Advisors

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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Attorney Reprimanded For Billing Corporate Client For His Sanctions

Posted On May 20th, 2015 by Legal Fee Advisors

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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New York Federal Court Reduces Attorney Fees from $238,000 to $54,000

Posted On May 13th, 2015 by Legal Fee Advisors

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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Legal Fees Shifting in Patent Troll Suits?

Posted On May 4th, 2015 by David Paige

Using legal fees as a cudgel to compel settlement in frivolous litigation has always been considered wrong by any legal observers of reasonable conscience. Soon, however, there may be a remedy to the rash of such suits in patent litigation. In a recent article, SF Gate reported on federal legislation that would shift legal costs […] Read More...

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Shifting legal fees in-house to save $?

Posted On May 1st, 2015 by David Paige

Boston Redevelopment Agency Bringing Legal Work In-House An article, published in the Dorchester Reporter, is a good example of how some public entities have come to the conclusion that bringing work in-house may be preferable to using outside law firms. My opinion: the conclusion that the use of outside firms is “more expensive” is unfortunate. […] Read More...

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Non-Victorious Landlords Are Going to Have to Pay the Price

Posted On April 1st, 2015 by Legal Fee Advisors

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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