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US Judge Defers Ruling on $450M Attorney Fees Motion in ‘House v. NCAA’ Settlement
A California federal judge granted final approval of the $2.576 billion damages settlement compensating current and former Division I student-athletes for their name, image and likeness while punting […]
Sony Files Lawsuit Claiming LiveOne Owes $2.6M in Licensing Fees
Sony claims in a new lawsuit that streaming platform LiveOne and its subsidiary Slacker Radio owe $2.6 million in unpaid licensing fees yet are refusing to stop playing […]
Prevailing Trial Attorney Fees Reduced to Date of $3.2M Settlement Offer
A Massachusetts judge declined to award the requested $675,000 in fees last week to the prevailing attorneys behind a $1.49 million jury verdict in part because the plaintiff […]
‘Reasonableness’ of Public Officers’ Legal Fees at Heart of New York Bill Aimed at Reining In Costs
Two Democratic New York lawmakers are trying to drum up support to set limits on the state’s obligation to pay legal fees associated with public officers’ defenses of […]
Roundup Judge Orders Distribution of $24M Common Benefit Fees
A federal judge who once decried the Roundup multidistrict litigation lead counsel’s request for common benefit fees as an “example of MDLs gone wild” has ordered the distribution […]
Chicago Church Awarded Over $237K in Attorney Fees In Parking Dispute
A federal judge awarded a Chicago church over $237,000 in attorney fees last week, ending nearly 10 years of litigation over parking between it and the city. U.S. […]
Who Got The $1B+ Legal Fees From PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Settlements?
Following nearly $15 billion in settlements over “forever chemicals” in public drinking water, a special master recommended which firms should get the more than $1 billion in attorney […]
Landlord Must Pay Prevailing Tenants’ $21K Attorney Fees in Commercial Lease Dispute, Appellate Court Rules
A defense counsel’s award of over $21,000 in attorney fees in a commercial lease dispute was upheld Tuesday by a three-judge panel for and Illinois appellate court, finding […]
Roundup Special Master’s Report Recommends Lead Counsel Get $0 in Common Benefit Fees
A special master in the Roundup multidistrict litigation recommended returning an estimated $24.4 million in common benefit fees that were allocated for lead counsel, who called the report […]