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Gavel to Gavel: Show your math — Protecting attorney fee awards

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Remember when your math teacher told you to show your work even if you had the correct answer? Now, that exact requirement unequivocally applies to attorney fee awards in Oklahoma. In a recent decision, the Oklahoma Supreme...more

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Attorney fee awards in Oklahoma: More than just a number

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Whether you’re considering a move for—or defending against—an attorney fee award, it’s crucial to be aware of the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s recent decision in Fleig v. Landmark Constr. Grp., 2024 OK 25. In Fleig, the Supreme...more

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Class Action Year in Review: Courts Continue Close Scrutiny of Class Action Settlements

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Last year saw courts, particularly federal courts, continue their close scrutiny of class action settlements to ensure that they are fair and reasonable to class members, and do not unfairly prioritize the interests of class...more

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California Dreaming: Pennsylvania’s Proposed “Freedom to Work Act” Aims to Join California in Banning Non-Compete Agreements

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Late last year, Pennsylvania legislators introduced House Bill 1938, the “Freedom to Work Act” (the “Act”), an outright ban on “covenant[s] not to compete” in Pennsylvania. Under the Act, “a covenant not to compete is...more

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Judge Slashes Attorneys’ Fees and Incentive Awards in Defective Laptop Class Action

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In a consumer class action settlement involving allegedly sluggish Acer notebook computers, a Northern California federal judge sua sponte slashed the attorneys’ fees award sought by plaintiffs’ lawyers from the requested...more

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