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Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 8 years ago
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Changes Proposed to Endangered Species Act
The Obama Administration and the House Natural Resources Committee have each proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The changes proposed by the House Natural Resources Committee focus on giving additional transparency to the process of...
Mack Sperling
over 9 years ago
Corporate
Business Law Blog
Never Give Up? Never Surrender? Probably Bad Advice in the North Carolina Business Court
Section 6-21.5 of the North Carolina General Statutes is the closest thing the State has to " loser pays ." It allows for the award of attorneys' fees to a prevailing party "if the court finds that there was a complete absence of a...
Mack Sperling
over 8 years ago
Corporate
Business Law Blog
A Million Dollars in Fees for Class Counsel in Wachovia/Wells Fargo Merger Lawsuit
When I first looked at Judge Murphy's (unpublished) Order in Ehrenhaus v. Baker earlier this month awarding attorneys' fees to the class action attorneys who sued Wachovia and Wells Fargo over their merger in 2008, I was disappointed, though the...
Steven A. Meyerowitz
over 9 years ago
Financial Fraud Law
Financial Fraud Law Blog
$544.8 Million in Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in Credit Card Class Action
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has granted attorneys’ fees in the amount of $544.8 million, and expenses in the amount of $27,037,716.97, in the antitrust class action brought in 2005 by merchants against Visa, MasterCard...
Jordan D. Maglich
over 9 years ago
Banking and Finance
Banking & Finance Law Blog
Ponzi Victim Lawyers Fight Over Right To Deduct 25% Contingency Fees From Claim Distributions
Efforts by the court-appointed receiver for the $600 million ZeekRewards Ponzi scheme for court approval of a process to distribute assets to victims are currently on hold as a group of lawyers representing a small subset of victims has objected on the...
Mike Koehler
over 9 years ago
Corporate
FCPA & Compliance Law Blog
Further To Wal-Mart’s Pre-Enforcement Action Professional Fees And Expenses
This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor This recent guest post on the FCPA Blog regarding Wal-Mart, specifically its disclosed pre-enforcement action professional fees and expenses, stated “some FCPA watchers are so indignant...
Stephen Sather
over 8 years ago
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Law Blog
Will the Fifth Circuit Clarify Pro-Snax?
For chapter 11 debtor's lawyers, Matter of Pro-Snax Distributors, Inc. , 157 F.3d 414 (5th Cir. 1998) [ an enhanced version of this opinion is available to lexis.com subscribers ] is like the sword of Damocles--constantly hanging over counsel's...
LexisNexis Bankruptcy Law Community Staff
over 9 years ago
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Law Blog
DOJ Unveils New Fee Guidelines For Big Ch. 11 Cases
Law360, Chicago (June 11, 2013, 1:41 PM ET) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog arm on Tuesday released its long-awaited new framework for scrutinizing attorneys' fees in large Chapter 11 cases, hoping to boost transparency...