High court considers fee awards under ERISA

Law firm recovers fees for communications law work – $91,013 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: October 25, 2010
Tags: Arlington County Circuit Court, Attorneys Fees, Contract, Judge William T. Newman Jr.

Plaintiff, a communications law firm with its principal office in Arlington, filed a breach of contract action to recover attorney fees owed by a New York-based business that owns and operates AM radio stations in several states. The plaintiff firm help-ed the defendant with regulatory matters before the Federal Communication Commission and with acquisition of [...]

Law firm wins fees from Arlington jury

By Alan Cooper
Published: October 14, 2010
Tags: Arlington County Circuit Court, Attorneys Fees, Judge William T. Newman Jr.

An Arlington jury has awarded a communications law firm the full amount it sued for in a collections action against a client plus more than three times that sum in attorney’s fees and interest. The amount originally in question was relatively modest, $21,221, but “the law firm felt that they had earned the money and [...]

Lawyer fees of $1.13M are given in airport case

By Peter Vieth
Published: October 7, 2010
Tags: Attorneys Fees, Federal Courts, Judge James C. Cacheris

An Alexandria federal judge has awarded more than $1 million in attorneys’ fees in a long-running contract case involving allegations of partner work hoarding, redundant work and red carpet treatment for the plaintiff’s witnesses. U.S. District Judge James C. Cacheris trimmed the plaintiff’s original fee request by nearly $440,000, saying the time claimed suggested a [...]

Judge shouldn’t have cut fee from $6M to $600K

By Alan Cooper
Published: May 19, 2010
Tags: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Attorneys Fees, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, Personal Injury

A trial judge who cut the contingency fee in a personal injury case from $6 million to $600,000 committed error, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday. The plaintiff, who was struck by an alleged drunken driver, was brain-damaged and incompetent, requiring court approval of the settlement. But the judge gave insufficient consideration [...]