(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 32) The District Court for the Middle District of Florida declined to award a plaintiff’s attorney more than $17,000 in fees, representing…
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(Volume 1, Issue 31) In Muhammed v. Martoccio, the plaintiff filed an application for reimbursement of attorneys’ fees in the amount of $93,300, representing work…
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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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(Volume 1, Issue 29) Last year, the New York Appellate Division found that an attorney engaged in unethical behavior by charging a former client excessive…
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(Volume 1, Issue 12) General Growth Properties is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns, develops and operates regional shopping centers across the…
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