Attorney fees improperly limited in Title VII case 
Published: December 21, 2011
Tags: attorney fees, contingency fee, retaliation, Title VII
A district court improperly relied on an employee’s contingency fee agreement in limiting the amount of attorney fees to be awarded in her Title VII retaliation suit, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Fee agreement unenforceable against minor
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 5, 2011
Tags: attorney fees, contingency fee
An attorney could not enforce a contingent fee agreement executed by a parent on behalf of an injured child, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled.
Insurance doesn’t cover lawyer’s fee dispute
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 31, 2011
Tags: contingency fee, fee dispute
An attorney’s professional liability policy does not cover a dispute with his former firm over a division of contingent fees, a U.S. District Court in Massachusetts has ruled in granting a summary judgment.
Attorney fees in Social Security case reduced to prevent ‘windfall’
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: October 1, 2010
Tags: contingency fee, lodestar method, Social Security disability benefits
A federal judge could apply the lodestar method to determine that a lawyer’s contingency fee in a Social Security case was unreasonable and subject to reduction as a “windfall,” the 5th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Contingent fee reduced
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: contingency fee, retainer
A law firm could be required to refund a portion of a contingent fee that was deemed “unreasonable” based on events that occurred after the client executed her retainer agreement, the Colorado Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming judgment.
Cities may pay outside counsel’s contingent fee
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 28, 2010
Tags: attorney fees, contingency fee, outside counsel, public nuisance
Local governments may retain outside counsel on a contingent-fee basis, so long as they work under the supervision and control of government attorneys, the California Supreme Court has ruled.
Court can’t slash contingent fee award
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: May 19, 2010
Tags: attorney fees, contingency fee
A district court impermissibly reduced the contingent fees earned by counsel in obtaining an $18 million personal injury settlement from 33 to 3 percent, the 4th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Referring attorney can be denied fee
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 21, 2010
Tags: attorney fees, contingency fee, fee-sharing agreement
A referring attorney in a child injury case could be denied a contingent fee based on the impropriety of his fee-sharing agreement with co-counsel, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Law firm’s contingent fee upheld
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: November 18, 2009
Tags: attorney fees, contingency fee, modified fee agreement
A law firm’s modified fee agreement, calling for a flat fee plus costs if the case settled early but reversion back to a contingency fee agreement if the case required “further substantial litigation,” is valid, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled in affirming summary judgment for the firm.
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