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Controlling Legal Costs Court Decisions Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

March 4, 2020

Firm’s Failure to Correct Unreasonable Billing Practices Results in Fee and Cost Reductions

Petitioner filed a motion for attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $180,104.01 under the Vaccine Act, which permits an award of reasonable attorney’s…

Rebecca Ragsdale

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Controlling Legal Costs Court Decisions Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

February 4, 2020

Court Admonishes Firm for Untimely Fee Application and Block Billing Practices

Plaintiff’s counsel was hired to perform an advocacy role for a class of plaintiffs composed of former Willowbrook State Developmental Center patients in N.Y.A.R.C., et…

Evan Schleifer, Esq.

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Controlling Legal Costs Court Decisions Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

October 8, 2019

This Brief is Composed of 55% Recycled Material

While many firms today seek to “go green” by reducing paper documents and recycling old files, one firm took this initiative too far. According to…

Matthew Guyette

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Controlling Legal Costs

September 10, 2019

Attorneys Narrowly Avoid “10% Haircut” for Block Billing in Fee Submission

In Smeenk v. Faught, a prevailing Plaintiff in a whistleblower retaliation suit filed a motion for attorney fees. Smeenk v. Faught, No. 1:17-CV-01466-CL, 2019 WL…

Rebecca Ragsdale

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Controlling Legal Costs

June 11, 2019

Inability to Provide Contemporaneous Billing Records Results in Fee Reduction

Following Plaintiff’s successful judgement in a no-fault benefits recovery case, the action for determination of an appropriate award of attorney’s fees was assigned to the…

Erin Sussman, Esq.

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Interesting Fee Cases Controlling Legal Costs Overbilling

November 16, 2018

What Impact Can Vague Entries and Block Billing Have on Legal Fees?

Determining the impact of vague and block-billed entries was one of the main issues presented to the Federal District Court of Michigan in Trustees of…

Lucas Maas, Esq.

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Firm’s Failure to Correct Unreasonable Billing Practices Results in Fee and Cost Reductions

Court Admonishes Firm for Untimely Fee Application and Block Billing Practices

This Brief is Composed of 55% Recycled Material

Attorneys Narrowly Avoid “10% Haircut” for Block Billing in Fee Submission

Inability to Provide Contemporaneous Billing Records Results in Fee Reduction

What Impact Can Vague Entries and Block Billing Have on Legal Fees?

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Firm’s Failure to Correct Unreasonable Billing Practices Results in Fee and Cost Reductions

Court Admonishes Firm for Untimely Fee Application and Block Billing Practices

This Brief is Composed of 55% Recycled Material

Attorneys Narrowly Avoid “10% Haircut” for Block Billing in Fee Submission

Inability to Provide Contemporaneous Billing Records Results in Fee Reduction

What Impact Can Vague Entries and Block Billing Have on Legal Fees?

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