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 […]
New Nationwide Class Action Targets ‘Junk Fees’
A New Jersey company has been hit with a class action lawsuit that claims it charges exorbitant transaction fees when it processes children’s school lunch payments. The three […]
Dapper Labs $4M Settlement, $1.3M in Attorney Fees Reveal NFT Settlement Trend
A federal district court in New York granted final approval to a seven-figure attorney fees award and a multimillion-dollar settlement between Dapper Labs Inc., the firm behind National […]
StubHub Faces Lawsuit Over Service Fees Tacked On to Ticket Prices
StubHub is facing a lawsuit from Washington DC’s attorney general over allegations that the ticket resale platform foists “convoluted junk fees” on concertgoers after luring them in with […]
SiriusXM Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over ‘Deceptive’ Royalty Fees
SiriusXM is facing a class action lawsuit that claims the company has been earning billions in revenue by tacking a deceptive “royalty fee” onto consumers’ bills. In a […]
8th Circuit Denies Campaign Committee’s Attorney Fees in Copyright Suit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision last week to deny all attorney fees to both parties after a jury concluded […]
Eighth Circuit Weighs In on Allowance of Attorney Fees Under U.N. Treaty
While the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently upheld a judgment in favor of a Canadian manufacturer of hand sanitizer in a contract dispute arising out […]