April 4, 2016
The Reasonableness of Block Billing
Block billing is a prevalent problem throughout the legal profession. Although a recent decision by the 9th Circuit found an attorney’s block billed entries to…
April 1, 2016
Fees Reduced for Non-payable Tasks
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed several objections to Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees including complaints of block billing and vague entries in…
March 25, 2016
It’s All in the Details!
In Restivo v. Nassau County, there are four principal issues that the defendants brought forth to dispute the payment of attorneys’ fees (2015 WL 7734100…
March 18, 2016
Copying Costs – How much is too much?
In a recent U.S. District Court case, it was determined that copying costs must be reasonably related to the litigation, and such costs for copies…