AWARDING ATTORNEY FEES AND MANAGING FEE LITIGATION, 1998
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The 175-page monograph by the Federal Judicial Center 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. The Center's budget precludes distribution of printed copies to the general public.

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