Legal Costs

Unsuccessful Lawsuit By Condo Owner - The Cost Implications

by Barbara Holmes | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 5/23/2013

In a previous blog, we reported on a case, Harvey v. Elgin Condominium Corporation No. 3, where an unhappy unit owner sued the Corporation for various alleged infractions relating to the replacement of existing wooden decks,...more

Rogers Towers: Post-Judgment Recovery of Attorney’s Fees and Costs

by Aristides "Kico" Diaz | Rogers Towers on 5/23/2013

One of the issues faced by a judgment creditor in pursuing collection of the judgment is the amount of attorney’s fees and costs that will be incurred in the collection efforts. They can be substantial and are generally not...more

Defense Cost Analysis in Complex Environmental Fee Claims

by David J. McMahon | Barger & Wolen on 5/21/2013

Introduction - Many of our litigation management audits involve complex environmental cleanup cases. In these cases, it is important to first evaluate the underlying matter, including the fact patterns of the various...more

What If I Can’t Afford A Lawyer?

by Law Office of Paul B. Genet on 5/21/2013

After an accident, money may be tight. You may be out of work and facing a mountain of medical bills....more

Nothing Goes Better with Race Tires than . . . Wine?! – Fourth Circuit Limits Taxable eDiscovery Costs

by Carey Busen | BakerHostetler on 5/8/2013

As we’ve discussed multiple times, the issue of what types of ediscovery costs are taxable under 28 U.S.C. § 1920 was first addressed by a federal appellate court last spring in Race Tires America, Inc. v. Hoosier Racing Tire...more

Court Upholds Validity of ERISA Fiduciary Indemnification

by David Ackerman, John Kober | Morgan Lewis on 5/7/2013

Ruling rejects DOL challenge of an agreement by a 100% ESOP-owned company to advance defense costs and indemnify a trustee....more

Costs and Attorney Fees Awarded In the Same Action in Idaho

by Christina Ahn | Sedgwick LLP on 5/7/2013

In Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Donnelly, No. — P.3d —-, 2013 WL 1693661 (Idaho Apr. 19, 2013), a majority of the Idaho Supreme Court affirmed a declaratory judgment action decision that an insurer was required to pay...more

Best Practices In Reducing Cost And Managing Risk In Class Action Litigation

by Chris Coutroulis | Carlton Fields on 5/3/2013

Across industries, corporate counsel reported they spent $2.1 billion annually on class action lawsuits in 2012. This reflects a modest decline from $2.2 billion in 2011. On average, companies managed 5.1 class actions in...more

Directors Found To Be In Contempt Ordered To Pay $96,000 In Legal Fees

by Rod Escayola | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 5/2/2013

We previously blogged about the Boily case involving a dispute between some owners and the directors of a Condominium complex in Ottawa. This dispute revolved around the proposed alteration of the condominium’s courtyard. ...more

Fourth Circuit Takes A Narrow View On Recovery Of E-Discovery Costs

by Mack Sperling | Brooks Pierce on 5/2/2013

You've undoubtedly prevailed in a federal case -- either at summary judgment or after a trial -- and you have probably struggled with what you are entitled to recover as costs under 28 U.S.C. §1920. And recently, your client,...more

In Site Spring 2013

by Kevin Greene, Inga Hall, Jamie Olsen | K&L Gates LLP on 4/30/2013

Welcome to the Spring edition of In Site. This edition covers the following topics: - A brief overview of the “Jackson cost reforms” to civil litigation which came into force on 1 April 2013 - A note of the...more

Government Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Contract Dispute

by Nancie G. Marzulla on 4/25/2013

On April 24, 2013, the United States agreed to settle a breach of contract lawsuit, International Industrial Park, Inc. v. United States, Case No. 09-691C, stipulating to the entry of final judgment and to payment of...more

Li v. Standard Fiber, LLC, C.A. No. 8191-VCN (Del. Ch. Mar. 28, 2013) (Noble, V.C.)

by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP on 4/10/2013

In this memorandum opinion, the Delaware Court of Chancery stayed an action for advancement of legal fees and expenses, ruling that provisions in four separate agreements, when viewed together, demonstrated the parties’...more

BigLaw tries to sell the Brooklyn bridge

by Patrick Lamb | Valorem Law Group LLC on 4/8/2013

Just ran across an article in Today’s General Counsel on choosing between litigation and arbitration. There are many factors that go into a decision to pursue one or the other, but this paragraph caught my eye...more

Supreme Court of Washington Holds that Insurers Are Not Entitled to Reimbursement of Non-Covered Defense Costs

by Eryk Gettell | Sedgwick LLP on 4/5/2013

In a 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court held that an insurer may not recover defense costs incurred under a reservation of rights while the insurer’s duty to defend is undetermined. National Sur. Corp. v. Immunex...more

The Premise of Pricing

by Patrick Lamb | Valorem Law Group LLC on 4/1/2013

I am frequently asked how I go about pricing the handling of a lawsuit. I am always tempted to answer with the old line, “I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you.” My real answer goes something like this: “Before...more

House Republicans Introduce ESA Settlement Reform Bill

by Ashley Remillard | Nossaman LLP on 4/1/2013

On March 21, 2013, Representatives Bill Flores (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Mac Thornberry (R-TX), and Steve Pearce (R-NM) introduced a bill to curtail allegedly excessive Endangered Species Act...more

Jackson Reform Implementation Imminent

by Lisa Mason, Carolyn Pepper | Reed Smith on 3/28/2013

Billed as the most wide-ranging changes to the civil litigation system since 1999, radical reforms following a review by Lord Justice Jackson will come into effect in England and Wales on 1st April 2013....more

Follow Up on IRWA/Appraisal Institute "2012 Eminent Domain Year in Review" Presentation

by Rick Rayl | Nossaman LLP on 3/20/2013

For those of you who attended the joint meeting today between Chapter 1 of the International Right of Way Association and the Appraisal Institute, we promised to post a cheat sheet that reminds you about the cases associated...more

Washington Supreme Court: Insurers May Not Reserve the Right to Seek Reimbursement of Non-covered Defense Costs

by Meredith Dishaw, William Knowles | Cozen O'Connor on 3/18/2013

The Washington Supreme Court joined a minority of jurisdictions that hold that insurers may not unilaterally reserve the right to seek reimbursement for defense costs paid in defending non-covered claims through a reservation...more

California Federal Court Awards Millions for Predictive Coding Costs in Document Review

by Christopher Corsi, Philip Yannella | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/18/2013

A federal court in California recently awarded defendants in a patent infringement case more than $2.8 million in attorneys’ fees relating to the use of “predictive coding,” also known as “computer-assisted technology,” to...more

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter- March 2013: Texas Appellate Court Concludes that Foreign Country Judgments Assessing Costs...

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/15/2013

A Texas intermediary appellate court affirmed a trial court's denial of an cedent's motion for nonrecognition of certain foreign country judgments. Following the dismissal of a suit brought by the cedent against a reinsurer...more

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