Legal Research

What are lawyers worth
I’m following with interest the increasingly prolific debate on alternative billing. Read three in particular: Jordan Furlong’s Billing thread on Law21 Toby Brown’s Alternative Billing thread on 3 Geeks and a Law Blog Ron Baker’s Value Billing thread on the VeraSage Institute Blog Moving to value billing from the comfort of the billable hour may not be easy, but [...

A dream team discussion of alternative billing
On March 17, I will be moderating a West LegalWorks webcast entitled ?How boutique firms are delivering greater value with alternative billing.? If you?d like advice from the trenches on how to get started with alternative fees, you won?t want...

The Fears of Alternative Billing
The American Lawyer has a short but valuable article today about the role of fear in negotiating alternative fee arrangements: Clients fear they will get shoddy service for their money, and law firms fear they will lose money on many...

Does Alternative Billing Mean Lawyers Can Tear Up the Time Sheet
This past week, both Philadelphia-based Saul, Ewing and Chicago-based Kirkland & Ellis announced alternative fee arrangements (described here and here) for their respective clients...

Law firms give clients a break with alternative billing (BizJournals)
The recession has made some law firm clients seek alternative billing methods ? such as tying the fee to whether or not the client wins the case ? rather than the traditional hourly rates.

Pressure Mounts as More Corporate Clients Favor Flat Rates over Billing by the Hour
We have heard the battle cry before, and the wires are abuzz again about having law firms abandon the billable hour, according to Slate. Though few companies openly discuss alternative billing arrangements, there is ample evidence to show that alternative billing is overwhelmingly favored over the hourly rate model...

Scripps Health
Faces Medical Services Billing Class Action

Yellow Pages
Directory Billing agrees $400,000 deceptive marketing settlement.

Billing Overcharges
T-Mobile USA agrees to refund customers $2.2 million in class action settlement.

Cancer Testing
Dianon Systems Inc. pays $1.5 million whistleblower settlement after billing for medically unnecessary tests.

Medicare Fraud
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta Inc. and Saint Joseph's Health System Inc. pay $26 million settlement for false inpatient billing.

Ohio Health Centers
Ohio Health Centers Sued for Improper Billing