A bill that would provide clarity to the statute governing liens for attorney fees is heading to the desk of Gov. Glenn Youngkin after passing the Senate and the House of Delegates unanimously. Senate Bill 817, sponsored by Sen. Scott ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Glenn Youngkin Scott Surovell Virginia General Assembly

A Greene County circuit judge awarded more than $13,000 in appellate attorneys’ fees in a long-standing dispute after finding the appellees were the prevailing party in the Supreme Court of Virginia appeal. In a case of first impression, Greene County ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Judge Dale B. Durrer Virginia Circuit Courts

A former Virginia attorney who consented to a revocation of his license in 2021 had most of the costs associated with the revocation discharged by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Stemming from the revocation, the ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Judge Brian F. Kenney U.S. Bankruptcy Court

When a man voluntarily dismissed a defamation suit against his ex-wife before she moved to dismiss in federal court, she cannot recover attorneys’ fees pursuant to Virginia’s “anti-SLAPP” statute, the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled in a matter of ...

Tagged with: Anti-SLAPP Attorneys Fees Defamation Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A couple was awarded attorneys’ fees and costs after a defendant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or FDCPA, by attempting to collect a disputed debt from them despite notice from their attorney. The federal district court, however, said ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

An award of attorneys’ fees can be proper in a case for breach of a covenant not to sue, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled in a case of firm impression. Virginia adheres to the American Rule on attorneys’ ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Justice William C. Mims Supreme Court of Virginia

A man found to have committed fraud on a vulnerable neighbor must pay more than $100,000 in attorneys’ fees to the victim of the fraud, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled. The case amplifies a landmark ruling from 1999, ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Fraud Justice Stephen R. McCullough Supreme Court of Virginia

Where a successful plaintiff was awarded $3 million in damages in her Trafficking Victims Protection Act, or TVPA lawsuit, the award of $975,000 in attorneys’ fees was found reasonable based on the rates charged, the hours worked and the sophistication ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Attorneys Fees Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Virginia law firm is defending its litigation strategy in a bid to collect more than $165,000 in unpaid bills from a disgruntled client. The client – a defendant in a chemical exposure case – avoided liability with a statute ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Contract fees Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Western District

A federal appeals court has underscored its insistence that attorneys’ fee awards take into account just how far short of target a plaintiff’s arrow falls. Judges must compare the amount of damages sought to the amount awarded, the 4th Circuit ...

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