#attorney-fees

#attorney-fees

A federal judge called class counsel’s $85 million attorney fees request in a Google antitrust settlement patently unreasonable and shockingly huge.

Third Circuit holds the Equal Access to Justice Act covers successful habeas petitions in immigration detention, allowing detained immigrants to recover attorneys' fees and costs.

The Federal Circuit affirmed an exceptional-case finding and awarded attorney fees against Ortiz & Associates in its patent suit with Vizio.

Mariah Carey was awarded $92,300 in attorney's fees after a judge dismissed a copyright lawsuit alleging her song plagiarized a 1989 Vince Vance & the Valiants track.

The Federal Circuit affirmed a district court award of attorney fees against Hawk Technology due to the patent's substantive weakness and lack of pre-suit investigation.

Arizona Supreme Court denied review, leaving a ruling that found Laura Owens' paternity claims false and ordered her to pay Clayton Echard's attorney fees.