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Court Decisions Controlling Legal Costs Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

March 21, 2017

The Edge of Reason

Reasonableness of attorneys’ fees and the number of hours billed are at issue in LHF Productions, Inc. v. DOES 1-19, Case No. C16-1175RSM, 2017 WL…

Jamie Duncan

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Court Decisions Controlling Legal Costs Interesting Fee Cases Legislation

February 21, 2017

Is it Detailed Enough?

How much of this time was spent on the firm’s own marketing to the public, and how much was spent on the actual case? That…

Tera Stanley

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Court Decisions Controlling Legal Costs Interesting Fee Cases Legislation Overbilling

January 30, 2017

Former Attorneys Receive No Reimbursement for Unsuccessful Claims

The Court recognized Plaintiff’s former attorneys, Swick & Shapiro, P.C., billed at reasonable rates for the nature of the case and skill required in Smith…

Catherine Shirhall, Esq.

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Court Decisions Controlling Legal Costs Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

January 25, 2017

Their Saving Grace was Reducing Duplicative and Unnecessary Fees

Over the last decade, the Courts have routinely found block billing to be inadequate and have been reducing attorney fees because of it. The Courts’…

Rebecca Ragsdale

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Court Decisions Controlling Legal Costs Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

December 8, 2016

Unreasonableness and Overstaffing Cause Fee Reduction

Courts have the discretion to reduce attorneys’ fees if the application is unreasonable or ambiguous and the hourly rate is not reasonable. In Mosley v.…

Heather Nance, Esq.

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Corporate Counsel Controlling Legal Costs Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

November 14, 2016

Billing Judgment-A Necessary Legal Skill?

In Thatcher v. OakBend Medical Center, a prevailing plaintiff in an employment retaliation suit sought an award of attorneys’ fees. 2016 WL 5848889 (S.D. Texas,…

Matthew Gordon, Esq.

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The Edge of Reason

Is it Detailed Enough?

Former Attorneys Receive No Reimbursement for Unsuccessful Claims

Their Saving Grace was Reducing Duplicative and Unnecessary Fees

Unreasonableness and Overstaffing Cause Fee Reduction

Billing Judgment-A Necessary Legal Skill?

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The Edge of Reason

Is it Detailed Enough?

Former Attorneys Receive No Reimbursement for Unsuccessful Claims

Their Saving Grace was Reducing Duplicative and Unnecessary Fees

Unreasonableness and Overstaffing Cause Fee Reduction

Billing Judgment-A Necessary Legal Skill?

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