Weekly Wrap-Up

In a noteworthy case from the last few years, the United States Supreme Court held that attorneys hired by the bankruptcy estate may not be…

Block billing is almost an unavoidable issue in cases dealing with ascertaining appropriate attorneys’ fees. Some jurisdictions, as the one in Pierce v. Atl. Specialty…

In National Council of La Raza, et al. v. Barbara K. Cegavske, the court accepted Defendants’ argument that Plaintiffs “over lawyered” the case through needless…

Law firms who practice block-billing are opening themselves up to the risk of having their billed fees greatly reduced. Block-billing makes it incredibly difficult for…

Block billing is a prevalent problem throughout the legal profession. Although a recent decision by the 9th Circuit found an attorney’s block billed entries to…

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed several objections to Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees including complaints of block billing and vague entries in…

In Restivo v. Nassau County, there are four principal issues that the defendants brought forth to dispute the payment of attorneys’ fees (2015 WL 7734100…

In a recent case before the Unites States District Court, Northern District of California, the court denied an attorney’s fees motion for failing to include…

In this case, the petitioner’s attorneys’ fees were reduced by $146,790.69 due to multiple improper charges. First, the Court reduced the petitioners’ counsel’s billable hours…

When a tenant sues his landlord and apartment managers for violating the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), moderate success at trial of a typical…