(Volume 1, Issue 15) On June 27, 2011, the Los Angeles Dodgers (“Dodgers”) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. In March 2011, Forbes magazine ranked the…
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(Volume 1, Issue 40) In Crispin R., Jr. v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, District 299, the plaintiffs sought reimbursement of attorneys’…
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(Volume 1, Issue 37) A Minnesota district court recently reduced a plaintiff’s motion for attorneys’ fees and costs in a successful ERISA action. After reviewing…
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(Volume 1, Issue 35) A New York district court recently reduced the amount of expenses that a law firm billed to its client where the…
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(Volume 1, Issue 36) In Hayes v. Astrue, the plaintiff filed an application seeking $12,681.25 in attorneys’ fees. The United States District Court reduced the…
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(Volume 1, Issue 14) Nortel Networks, Inc., a Canadian telecommunications equipment maker, filed for bankruptcy in both Canada and the U.S. in January 2009. Sterling…
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(Volume 1, Issue 34) Recently, a district court in Hawaii assessed the billing practices of two attorneys when their clients prevailed on their civil rights…
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(Volume 1, Issue 33) In 2010, a Florida District Court Judge reduced a fee request by over $6,500. The plaintiff’s attorney sought to be compensated…
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(Volume 1, Issue 13) Borders Group, Inc. was a national chain of physical and Internet based book distributors. As a result of its months of…
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(Volume 1, Issue 30) A Louisiana District Court recently reduced an attorney’s legal bills by 25% because the tasks were block billed, thus leaving the…
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