News and Publications

Sterling Analytics Launches a New Approach to Helping Individuals Avoid Excessive Legal Costs

(January 28, 2013) Today, Sterling Analytics has taken the first step in delivering legal fee advisory services to individuals who are overwhelmed with the issues involving spiraling legal costs in a divorce. Controlling Divorce Costs is a completely new approach [...]

District Court Rejects Parties’ Stipulation for Attorney Fees as Unreasonable and Determines a Reasonable Fee Award

(Volume 2, Issue 34) In a recent case, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio rejected a $5,100 stipulation for attorney’s fees in an Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) case and instead awarded only $2,088.50 [...]

Time Billed for Unrelated/ Unsuccessful Claims Results in Significant Decrease in Fee Award

(Volume 2, Issue 33) In June 2012 the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted an award of $62,836 in attorney fees, $538,782.50 less than the amount initially requested. The court reduced the award based on [...]

Block Billing Forces District Court to Cut 20% off Final Fee Award

(Volume 2, Issue 32) In June 2012 the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, reduced an attorney fee award from $2,811,304.50 to $2,218,671.60 which included a $37,965 reduction for overhead charges followed by a 20% reduction [...]

District Court Reduces Attorney Fee Award Due to Excessive Fees for the Market and Clerical Work

(Volume 2, Issue 31) In a recent case, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio made a $2,422.80 reduction in the $6,371 of fees requested by the plaintiff’s attorneys. The court reduced the requested amount after [...]