Hecimovich, representing himself, was seeking reinstatement as a head coach, unspecified punitive damages, and attorneys fees and other costs.
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It would be nice to read of a follow-up in which Mr. Parks wins attorneys fees, but I doubt that he qualifies.
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But an observer pointed out that the plaintiffs have crafted their document, and their statements in the courtroom, so as to tee up a motion for attorneys fees.
Under Cafra, attorneys' fees in civil-forfeiture cases are at least partially payable if the claimant wins.
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But you won't be able to get a break on third-party costs like appraisals, inspections, taxes and attorneys' fees.
If it does not, the bondholders stand to get at least 60 cents on the dollar before attorneys' fees, and possibly much more.
What he doesn't advertise is that 17 times since 2000, according to court documents, he has sidestepped the state's attempt to moderate attorneys' fees, and hence medical costs.
"If you're sitting on the other end of a case where someone is paying your attorneys' fees and they're providing you with sufficient support to maintain the life you had before the divorce, and you hate the other person, you can just sit and ride out the process, " said Manhattan matrimonial lawyer Juan Luciano.
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IRS, said Alabama plaintiffs, unlike those in other states, could exclude their attorneys' contingency fees before reporting their winnings.
The case illustrates how plaintiff attorneys in securities class actions have an incentive to hire small armies of temp attorneys to justify their fees to judges.
These cost a small fortune to create, are a veritable annuity to attorneys and accountants in administration fees, and tend to keep the bequeathed funds from the charitable beneficiaries.
But the days of carte blanche fees paid to estate planning attorneys are passing away.
Perhaps they could enjoy the same level of service from plaintiff attorneys they are now getting with lower fees.
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In his place are Patton Boggs and Motley Rice, whose lawyers are still drawing millions of dollars a year in fees from the 1997 tobacco settlement with state attorneys general.
Even though some of the accusers were disappointed by the lower offers, which they believed would barely cover their legal fees, a small group, represented by the attorneys Kevin Mulhearn and Michael Dowd, tentatively agreed to settle.
In this suit, Northern plaintiffs allege they weren't told that when they signed on with local asbestos lawyers, their cases were actually handed off to firms in Texas, Mississippi and North Carolina under agreements that brought the local attorneys only 2.5% to 5% of any contingency fees--typically 40% of a settlement.
The decision represents an influential victory for Frank, who is often derided by class-action attorneys as a gadfly or only interested in raking off part of their fees for himself.
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Pratter ordered the firms to report on a wide variety of things, from hours, billing rates and years of experience for individual attorneys to expenses and the existence of any agreements among the firms on fees.
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Officially, these fees are being paid by the tobacco firms, which spares the state attorneys-general the politically embarrassing task of having to pay the lawyers huge amounts of money out of their state's share of the settlement.
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Thirty-nine state attorneys general objected to the settlement as inadequate, given the billions of dollars in membership fees consumers paid to get access to allegedly overstated discounts on building supplies.
There might be a settlement and lucrative fees all around at the end of this case, but Chevron is sure making the attorneys on the other side work for it.
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