Delaware’s Supreme Court Slashes Legal Fees in Tesla Director Pay Lawsuit February 2, 2026 By Tom Hals The Delaware Supreme Court handed Tesla a victory on Friday, slashing by more than $100 million the legal fees owed...
Delaware High Court Upholds Blockbuster $267 Million Legal Fee in Dell Lawsuit August 15, 2024 By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel Five law firms should receive $267 million in legal fees for obtaining a $1 billion settlement for shareholders of Dell...
Top Law Firms in US Opioid Lawsuits to Get Hundreds of Millions in Fees June 10, 2024 By Brendan Pierson A court-appointed panel on Friday recommended how to divvy up a pool of $2.13 billion in legal fees from nationwide...
Texas Supreme Court Rules to Cut Out Attorney’s Fees in First-Party Appraisals February 12, 2024 By Ezra Amacher The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled that when an insurance company pays an appraisal award plus any statutory interest in...
Boy Scout Abuse Claims Fund Shouldn’t Pay $21M in Lawyers’ Fees, Judge Says December 8, 2023 By Randall Chase The judge presiding over the Boys Scouts of America’s bankruptcy has rejected a $21 million fee request from attorneys hired...
Texas Judge Orders Houston Attorney to Reimburse Insurer $137,000 for “Frivolous” Lawsuit November 28, 2023 By Jim Sams A Texas judge has ordered a Houston plaintiffs’ attorney to reimburse an insurer $137,000 for the legal fees it expended...
Texas Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Attorney Fee Awards When Appraisal Awards Are Paid October 13, 2023 By Jim Sams Insurance defense attorneys last week urged the Texas Supreme Court to uphold the “plain language” of a law passed in...
Facebook Settlement Lawyers Want ‘Nick Bosa Money,’ Judge Says September 8, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Lawyers who sued Facebook over user privacy violations are seeking $180 million in attorneys fees — a sum the judge...
Split Okla. Supreme Court Sides with Plaintiffs in Attorney Fee Dispute May 8, 2020 By Jim Sams An insurer that failed to pay a claim within 60 days cannot be considered the prevailing party even if a...
California Judges Target Class Actions That Benefit Lawyers Over Consumers March 26, 2019 By Edvard Pettersson Federal judges in California are cracking down on warped incentives in class-action lawsuits, exerting tighter oversight of settlements that provide...