Attorney's fee is a chiefly United States term for compensation for legal services performed by an attorney (lawyer or law firm) for a client, in or out...

system, a Knight's fee was what was given to a knight for his service, usually the usage of land. A contingent fee is an attorney's fee which is reduced...

settlement or a favorable verdict, the attorney receives the fee from the recovery. The attorney's permitted fee varies depending on the country, and even...

The Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 is a law of the United States codified in 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). It is often referred to as "Section...

there is only pre-trial motion practice such as motions to dismiss, attorney fee shifting still can be awarded under FRCP Rule 11 when the opposing party...

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assessment of attorneys' fees arising out of litigation. It provides that each party is responsible for paying its own attorney's fees, unless specific...

American rule (attorney's fees) "Loser Pays" Walter Olson, pointoflaw.com, accessed March 10, 2011 Capisio, Mary V. (2002). Awards of Attorneys Fees by Federal...

plaintiff may ask for an award of compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, an injunction to make the defendant stop a certain activity, or all...

real estate attorney's fee, for example, is a pass-through cost, not a cost of the lending. In effect, they are arguing that the attorney's fee is a separate...

inclusive than attorney–client privilege. Unlike the attorney–client privilege, which includes only communications between an attorney and the client...

undercover cop during a drug deal. He gives Charles $300,000 for both attorney's fee and to bribe the judge to rule in his favor, revealing that Charles...

a 60% majority. Like MICRA, Question 3 set a maximum schedule for attorney's fees, and capped noneconomic damages at a slightly higher number, $350,000...

Health & Fitness, Inc.: awarding attorney's fees in a patent case Peter v. NantKwest, Inc. (2019): awarding attorney's fees in a patent case List of United...

review and approve invoices for attorney's fees in workers' compensation claims. "Texas Department of Insurance Attorney Fee Processing System". Txapps.texas...

and defendants who lack financial resources for litigation or other attorney's fees may be able to obtain legal financing. Legal financing companies can...

often have a strong incentive to settle to avoid the costs (such as legal fees, finding expert witnesses, etc.), the time and the stress associated with...

on an hourly fee. However, defense attorneys who are hired to contest personal injury claims are often paid on an hourly basis. An attorney should provide...

the action provides for settlement in coupons, "the portion of any attorney's fee award to class counsel that is attributable to the award of the coupons...

dismissed, and one autism-like claim compensated; awards (including attorney's fees) totaled $847 million. The VICP also applies to claims for injuries...

Court has held that where a statute permits attorney's fees to be awarded to the prevailing party, the attorney who prevails in a case brought under a federal...

reasonable attorney's fees. This applies to both a winning plaintiff (copyright owner) and a winning defendant (accused infringer). However, attorney's fees award...

the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) authorizes the payment of attorney's fees to a prevailing party in an action against the United States absent...

obtain an injunction under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, attorney's fees under Section 204(b) are generally recoverable. Piggie Park Enterprises...

occurred. Consumer attorneys often take these cases on a contingency fee basis because the statute allows a consumer to recover attorney's fees from the offending...

sailing" agreement provision such that Facebook could now oppose Plaintiff attorneys' fee request, and, significantly, included clearer language regarding the...

costs" (such as filing fees, copying and postage) are differentiated from attorney's fees, which are the hourly rates paid to attorneys for their work in a...

States, attorneys often represent clients on a "contingent fee basis" in which the attorney's fee is a percentage of the plaintiff's eventual compensation...

India are as under: In addition to the above fee payable for cases, a retainer fee is paid to the attorney general of India, Solicitor General of India...

when awarding attorneys' fees under a fee-shifting statute, such as the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act. Based on Covington, some fee applicants...