Sometimes It Pays to Fight the Fee Fight: Ninth Circuit Slashes $8.5M FCA Fee Award

In fee-shifting cases, it can be tempting to treat a post-judgment attorney’s fee demand or motion as an unpleasant but largely unavoidable addition to litigation. Especially after a hard-fought merits battle, defendants may wonder whether it is worth spending more time and money to challenge a fee request. The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in United States ex rel. Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corp. suggests the answer is — sometimes — yes.... By: Foley & Lardner LLP