November 16, 2011
Over $500,000 in Objectionable Charges Found in Nortel’s Bankruptcy Billing Sample
(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…
November 7, 2011
Numerous Objectionable Billing Practices Result in Reduction to Attorney Fee Award by More than $9,600
(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…
November 3, 2011
Florida District Court Disallows Compensation for Attorneys’ Fees that Include Clerical Tasks and Block Billing
(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…
October 31, 2011
Court Reduces Attorney’s Fee Request by Over 75% to Account for Clerical Work and Duplicative Research
(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…
October 21, 2011
District Court Finds Attorney’s Hourly Rate Excessive for Clerical Tasks and Travel Time
(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…