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9 Nov 2018, 9:02 am by MOTP
The statute requires attorney's fees to be awarded to a party that successfully prosecutes or defends a TTLA claim, and an award is not dependent on a recovery of damages. [read post]
8 Oct 2008, 7:52 pm
Legal writing and research instructors spend a lot of time emphasizing the importance of proofreading briefs and memos, and here's why -- The Legal Intelligencer reports today that a federal judge decided to award just $26,000 in attorneys' fees instead of the requested $180,000, in part because the petitioning attorney's brief was filled with typographical errors. [read post]
26 Apr 2019, 9:53 am by MOTP
") In a carefully crafted opinion authored by Justice Green, with no dissents, the Texas Supreme Court this morning (April 26, 2019) blessed the federal courts’ Lodestar approach to the matter of proving and granting attorney-fee awards under fee-shifting statutes and similar provisions in contracts in state courts. [read post]
19 Aug 2013, 7:35 pm
Accordingly, the court awards the guardian ad litem an additional fee of $20,000.00, which shall be paid within 30 days of entry of the decree herein. [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 11:08 am
  But a few statutes provide fee awards to the "attorney" in the proceeding. [read post]
24 Jun 2019, 8:40 am by Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle
In addition to the compensatory and punitive damages, the jury instructed the judge to have the college pay the plaintiffs’ attorney fees, which could add another $5-10 million to the total award. [read post]
21 May 2014, 6:30 pm
Based upon the criteria established, the court awards the guardian ad litem the fee of $12,500.00. [read post]
19 Aug 2018, 9:01 pm by Neil Cahn
Moreover, it was held that an interim award of counsel fees to the wife was improper. [read post]
29 May 2012, 6:54 pm
The district court was the first court to decide on this issue of attorney's fees for the pending matter. [read post]
20 May 2008, 3:50 pm
  The court held that attorney's fees in Illinois are a procedural matter and not a substantive matter under Illinois law, consequently, because no provision existed in the contract shifting attorney's fees and because the law of Illinois applied, attorney's fees were not available to the architect for prevailing in the district court matter. [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 8:46 pm by lawmrh
For example, is a first year lawyer entitled to an award of attorney’s fees based on a $375 hourly rate? [read post]
1 Sep 2014, 10:52 pm
A New York Probate Lawyer said this is a proceeding submitted for decision wherein the issue is the source of payment for fees awarded to a guardian ad litem. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 6:38 am by Vandenack Weaver LLC
The district court judge disagreed with the terms and reduced the attorneysfee to only $8,250, or 1/3 of the total settlement amount as a matter of general policy. [read post]
3 Jan 2015, 10:39 am by Kirk Jenkins
 Justice Karmeier asked whether it was clear that the dispute between the attorneys would have no bearing on the ultimate net award. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 3:28 am
As we have reported before, sometimes legal malpractice cases arise by action of the plaintiff, and sometimes they arise after the attorney sues for legal fees. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 7:00 pm by Steve Davies
The question posed by the petition was “whether courts can properly award attorney’s fees and costs under fee-shifting statutes that limit such awards to “appropriate” circumstances when, as here, the matter becomes moot on appeal, the judgment of this district court is vacated and undone, and the plaintiff ultimately accomplishes nothing? [read post]
26 May 2024, 7:49 pm by Béligh Elbalti
[It is also established that] the parties’ [contingency fee] agreement, which was upheld and relied upon [by the foreign court] violates article 31 of the Attorneys Act, which prohibits lawyers from charging fees based on a percentage of the awarded amount. [read post]