Intraoffice communications between members of a law firm frequently result in excessive fees and bill padding. Although occasional intraoffice emails, phone calls, meetings and memos…
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According to a recent study conducted by the Daily Report, hourly billing continues to be the most common billing model on legal invoices. Additionally, hourly…
(Volume 2, Issue 15) In assessing the reasonableness of the number of hours expended, courts may review the billing records to determine whether the billing…
According to a recent article published by CNN Money, Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy legal and other professional fees and expenses have reached $1.6 billion as of…
(Volume 2, Issue 14) A United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently ruled on a plaintiff’s application for attorney’s fees, reducing…
(Volume 2, Issue 9) After a successful lawsuit against the Board of Education of Chicago, the plaintiffs filed a motion seeking attorneys’ fees in the…
The State of New Jersey has been ordered to pay almost $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees in connection with a whistleblower lawsuit brought against it…
(Volume 2, Issue 6) In a recent decision from the Superior Court of Connecticut, the court reduced the plaintiff’s request for attorneys’ fees by nearly…
(Volume 1, Issue 43) In L.A. Printex Industries, Inc. v. William Carter Co., the defendant filed a motion for attorneys’ fees in the amount of…
(Volume 1, Issue 41) Last year, a federal district court in New York reduced a plaintiff’s request for attorneys’ fees in the amount of $102,762.00…
