The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to adopt a standard for filing a notice of appeal that would vary depending on whether attorney fees are awarded pursuant to a statute or a contract.

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The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether an award of contractual attorney fees is part of a final judgment, or a collateral determination made after a judgment

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After denying a plaintiff attorney’s request for nearly $14,500 in attorney’s fees, St. Louis County Circuit Judge John Ross lifted an injunction and a restraining order on Monday in a case involving the troubled Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District.

Tagged with: attorney fees Judge John Ross Kris Boevingloh Mona E. Lawton Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District Rep. William "Lacy" Clay Jr. Thompson Coburn

Appeals court judges, especially those in the Western District, exhibited a certain fascination with attorney fees in the first half of the year, weighing in no less than eight times on who should get stuck footing the bill. In the ...

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Missouri appeals courts usually keep their opinions short and sweet, but a decision from the Eastern District on Tuesday took a little more space. As a result, the plaintiff’s attorney in the case will get $17,000 in additional fees. The ...

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