October 07, 2025
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday slashed an approximately $600,000 attorney fee award in a city police officer's retaliation case, saying a trial court's adjustment based on the supposed risk plaintiff's counsel assumed by taking on the lawsuit contributed to a $200,000 miscalculation.
August 21, 2025
The Ninth Circuit appeared hesitant Thursday to approve an approximately $600,000 attorney fee award in a city police officer's retaliation case, with one judge suggesting that the gap between fees and a low five-figure damages award the officer received "almost shocks the conscience."
August 01, 2025
The Fifth Circuit will consider reinstating a $70 million verdict in favor of workers who accused a telecommunications company of race discrimination, while the Ninth Circuit will tackle a religious bias case over a vaccine mandate, a legal battle over attorney fees and a separate religious discrimination case over anti-LGBTQ+ comments. Here are four argument sessions discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on this month.