Awarding attorneys' fees and managing fee litigation /
A monograph that addresses both the doctrinal and case-management aspects of fee awards. It analyzes the law of attorneys' fee awards under fee-shifting statutes, the common fund doctrine and its offspring, and the substantial benefit doctrine, and addresses an issue of special significance to...
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC (Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Bldg., 1 Columbus Circle, N.E., 20002-8003) :
Federal Judicial Center,
2005.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41001 |
| Summary: | A monograph that addresses both the doctrinal and case-management aspects of fee awards. It analyzes the law of attorneys' fee awards under fee-shifting statutes, the common fund doctrine and its offspring, and the substantial benefit doctrine, and addresses an issue of special significance to bankruptcy courts-the propriety of sua sponte review of fee petitions. It also presents a selection of case-management strategies, based on interviews with judges, attorneys, U.S. trustees, and others. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 26, 2010). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 162 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |