The state’s highest court has ruled that the attorneys for a former state trooper who won a lawsuit against the state can collect their fees and expenses from the state. “This now opens the courthouse door for employees of the ...

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Attorneys for a Brooklyn man who won a civil suit in April against two prison guards who beat him are seeking about $167,000 in fees and expenses from the defendants. Sultan Malik, 37, was awarded $400,000 by a federal jury ...

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A federal judge has ordered Xerox Corp. to pay attorneys’ fees of $4.9 million — almost $3 million less than the amount originally sought. In the underlying case, a group of about 100 Xerox workers sued the company under the ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court rulings giving federal District Court judges more flexibility in awarding attorney fees to prevailing parties in patent suits could help curb the recent uptick in abusive patent litigation. Decisions in Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Attorney Fees Statutory Award — Contingency Fee Albunio v. City of New York No. 49 Judge Lippman Background: At issue is the award of counsel fees under the New York City Human Rights Law where ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a party whose petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was dismissed as untimely may recover an award of attorney fees and costs from the government, Sebelius v. Cloer, no. ...

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NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics Attorney Fees Anticipating Non-Payment Opinion 910 Background: A law firm represents a client in a domestic relations matter. The client has a balance due to the firm for services performed, and the firm believes that ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Attorney Fees ‘Pro Rata’ Share Decker v. Decker CA 12-00070 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: Following the settlement of the parties’ matrimonial action the defendant had moved for an award of counsel fees in ...

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Two tort reform bills aimed at implementing a "loser pays" system in Texas have been filed in the state legislature. The Senate bill, S.B. 13, filed by Houston Republican Sen. Joan Huffman, would allow the prevailing party in certain actions to recover attorney fees.

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(Dolan Media Newswires) — Legislation approved by Congress to provide health care to first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks includes a measure that caps attorney fees at 10 percent of the claimant’s compensation.

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Eastman Kodak Co. will have to pay more than $9 million to the attorneys who represented 3,000 people in an employee class-action discrimination suit. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan W. Feldman granted a request ...

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Appellate Division, Third Department Attorney Fees Retainer Agreements — Bail Proceeds Shields v. Carbone 508485 Appealed from Supreme Court, Delaware County Background: The defendant Richard M. Carbone was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the ...

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