December 27, 2011
District Court Reduces Attorneys’ Fee Request by Removing Clerical Tasks, Excessive and Duplicative Billing Entries
(Volume 1, Issue 45) The United States District Court in Hawaii recently ruled on a motion to award attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party in…
December 23, 2011
Vague Billing Entries and Unreasonable Hourly Rates Result in 38% Reduction of Attorneys’ Fee Request
(Volume 1, Issue 44) In Campbell v. South Florida Barbeque, Inc., the plaintiffs requested reimbursement of attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of a suit…
December 16, 2011
District Court Reduces Attorneys’ Fee Request Due to False Billing, Excessive Time and Duplicate Attendance at Hearings
(Volume 1, Issue 42) Following a motion for reimbursement of attorneys’ fees, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington issued a…
December 14, 2011
Over 63% of Dodgers’ Bankruptcy Billing Sample Found to be Objectionable
(Volume 1, Issue 15) On June 27, 2011, the Los Angeles Dodgers (“Dodgers”) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. In March 2011, Forbes magazine ranked the…